Bib Knowl Plantation - Woodland plantation 3 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.61821, -2.09777
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 11 Walking route 19.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named route Length 19.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 60 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 92 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 92 Length 187 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Ruddy Darter · Bibio pomonae · Swollen-thighed Beetle +6
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hemp-agrimony · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot · Alder · Marsh-marigold · Dandelion +12
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus Alder Alnus glutinosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Dandelion Taraxacum Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2025 Skullcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Ruddy Darter · Bibio pomonae · Swollen-thighed Beetle +6
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hemp-agrimony · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot · Alder · Marsh-marigold · Dandelion +12
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Ivy-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus Alder Alnus glutinosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Dandelion Taraxacum Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2025 Skullcap Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Coelioxys Coelioxys2025
Coelioxys Coelioxys2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scutellaria galericulata2025
Scutellaria galericulata2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2025
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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