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Whitewall Wood

7 ha

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.62706, -2.28277

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Vetch, Wild Teasel, Ribwort Plantain +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Wild Teasel, Ribwort Plantain +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Deeply Vale Lanepublic footpath · 188 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 188 mPath type: track
Sales's Lanepublic footpath · 698 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 698 mPath type: unclassified
White Carr Lanepublic footpath · 613 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 613 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Daisyfield GreenwayCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Croston Close Roadbridleway · 892 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 892 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nangreaves: View towards Whitewall Farm

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nangreaves: View towards Whitewall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Hoyles ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Elton ValeUrban park4.8 km→

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