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Wardle War Memorial Garden

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.63919, -2.13557

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hogweed, Common Bistort +9 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

171 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

War Memorial, Wardle

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️HOLLINGWORTHCountry park2.9 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Hollingworth Lake Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Broadfield ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Belfield

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