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Waingap Hill

4 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.65326, -2.17148

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pink Purslane, Bilberry, Heather +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Bilberry, Heather +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 49 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
Stony Parlour Lanepublic footpath · 195 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 195 mPath type: footway
Whitworth Squarepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Calf Hey Lanepublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
Route 661 - VoS Lee QuarryCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local 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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rake Farm

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rake Farm

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🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve1.9 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Broadfield ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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