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Walton's Monument

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.83211, -2.16233

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Curlew, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Curlew, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Silo pallipes, Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silo pallipes, Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Bluebell, Soft-rush +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Bluebell, Soft-rush +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry agg., Pedunculate Oak, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route207 m
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Crawshaw Lanebyway open to all traffic · 899 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 899 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walton's Monument or Spire Cross

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walton's Monument or Spire Cross

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alkincoats ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Marsden ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Knotts Lane Community GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Hodge HouseUrban park3.3 km→

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