Hawks Clough Plantation - Woodland plantation 3 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.69710, -2.27529
Open directionsv 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 180m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 180m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Irwell Sculpture Trail
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Hall Carr Road public footpath · 75 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Path type: residential
Show on map Highfield Road public footpath · 121 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 121 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hall Carr Road public footpath · 70 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 70 m Path type: residential
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACL Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 661 Local cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Lee Quarry Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hareholme Lane bridleway · 36 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 36 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
9,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Tufted Vetch · Common Ragwort · Sneezewort · Snowberry · Maidenhair Spleenwort +30
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wild Cherry Prunus avium Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Tufted Vetch · Common Ragwort · Sneezewort · Snowberry · Maidenhair Spleenwort +30
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wild Cherry Prunus avium Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
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