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Whittaker Golf Course

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.63926, -2.07744

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, River Skater, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, River Skater, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Hemp-agrimony, Chinese Bramble +55 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Hemp-agrimony, Chinese Bramble +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Chinese Bramble, Common Bistort, Guelder-rose +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Whittaker Lanepublic footpath · 703 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 703 mPath type: service
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Cycling

123 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeRef 92Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route187 m
Named routeRef 92Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 66Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 66Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The view opens up across Whittaker Golf Course

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The view opens up across Whittaker Golf Course

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🏞️HOLLINGWORTHCountry park1.5 km→🌱Hollingworth Lake Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hare Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Hare Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Smithy Bridge parkUrban park2 km→

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