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Todd Hall Plantation

1 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.70718, -2.33635

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Bentwood Roadpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: unclassified
Underbank Roadpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Hutch Bank Roadpublic footpath · 162 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: service
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route343 m
Named routeRef 6Length 343 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Todd Hall Road

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site1.9 km→

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