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Getting here
53.65282, -2.16901
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Family friendly
Good match
picnic area
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 11
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Whitworth Rakepublic footpath · 101 m
Slack Gatepublic footpath · 317 m
Calf Hey Lanepublic footpath · 156 m
🚴Cycling
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Route 661 - VoS Lee QuarryCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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