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Whitworth Cemetery

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 315m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 315m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ragged-Robin, Common Spotted-orchid, Slender Rush +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ragged-Robin, Common Spotted-orchid, Slender Rush +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 20 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

Longacres Drivepublic footpath · 183 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 661Local cycle route

Route 92Cycling route

Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route

Britannia GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Whitworth GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 661 - VoS Lee QuarryCycling route

Named routeRef 661Local cycle route

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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

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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Longacres Lanebridleway · 86 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Wren · Magpie +70

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Noctule · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Tachycixius pilosus · Alder Leaf Beetle +19

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Polydrusus cervinusPolydrusus cervinus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae

🌿

Plants9 species

springsummer

2025

Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · Slender Rush · Common Sedge · Feverfew +4

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Common SedgeCarex nigra
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Wren · Magpie +70

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Noctule · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Tachycixius pilosus · Alder Leaf Beetle +19

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Polydrusus cervinusPolydrusus cervinus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae

🌿

Plants9 species

springsummer

2025

Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · Slender Rush · Common Sedge · Feverfew +4

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Common SedgeCarex nigra
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile