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Sunnyhurst Wood - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.69447, -2.49315

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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 274m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reelers 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
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 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 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Turn Lanebridleway · 777 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane to Sunnyhurst in Darwen

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Sunnyhurst in Darwen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park600 m→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve600 m→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site600 m→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Bold Venture ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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