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West Whirlaw

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.72756, -2.10051

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bilberry, Common Bistort +113 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bilberry, Common Bistort +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Bistort, Rowan +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Cantharis nigricans +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Cantharis nigricans +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional 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
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Whirlaw Lanepublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: track
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whirlaw Lanebridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mPath type: track
Stony Lanebridleway · 339 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 339 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Scrapers Lanebridleway · 111 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 111 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Whirlaw Lanebridleway · 334 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 334 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway
Scrapers Lanebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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West Whirlaw, Todmorden

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Whirlaw, Todmorden

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🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park1.5 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park1.3 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park1.3 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱Denis' FieldUrban park1.2 km→

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