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Ooze Castle Wood - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.69201, -2.41897

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named 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
Sunnyfield Lanepublic footpath · 716 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 716 mPath type: unclassified
Long Hey Lanepublic footpath · 305 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 305 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m
Named routeLength 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunnyfield Lane

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunnyfield Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park4.9 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park1.5 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Ashton ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Shorey BankUrban park3.4 km→

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