Getting here
53.73013, -2.34937
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera hymenina, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +15 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Rhizocarpon reductum, Peltigera hymenina, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +15 more · last seen 2012
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell +74 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss +238 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Springy Turf-moss +238 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 66 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Burnley WayWalking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Hurstead Streetpublic footpath · 199 m
Hurstead Streetpublic footpath · 9 m
Montgomery Closepublic footpath · 40 m
🚴Cycling
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Route 685Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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