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Venomous Clough

2 ha

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.68901, -2.19187

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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
  • 🍄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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candelariella coralliza, Peltigera hymenina, Stereocaulon pileatum +32 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Candelariella coralliza, Peltigera hymenina, Stereocaulon pileatum +32 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Black Darter +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Black Darter +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Blackthorn +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Blackthorn +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 37 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
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Deansgreave Roadpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mPath type: service
New Line Connectionpublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface pavedIncline downPath type: steps
New Line Connectionpublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stubbylee Lanebridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: residential
Stubbylee Lanebridleway · 66 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: residential
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New Line Reservoir, Britannia

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Line Reservoir, Britannia

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