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Whitworth Cemetery

1 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.66827, -2.16630

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 350m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Rush, Common Sedge, Common Spotted-orchid +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Rush, Common Sedge, Common Spotted-orchid +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 18 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

94 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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Longacres Lanebridleway · 86 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitworth Cemetery

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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