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Wholaw Nook

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.75838, -2.25828

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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
  • 🅿️Limey Lane 220m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Creeping-Jenny, Alder +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Creeping-Jenny, Alder +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Ashy Mining Bee, Common Green Grasshopper +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Ashy Mining Bee, Common Green Grasshopper +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 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
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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path at Wholaw Nook

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path at Wholaw Nook

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✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱RowleyUrban park4.7 km→🌱Scott ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park3.1 km→

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