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Brocklehurst Wood - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.73664, -2.33096

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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 491m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland raised bog priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Raised bog — specialist bog birds and passage raptors

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking 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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 454 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 454 mPath type: unclassified
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 281 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 281 mPath type: unclassified
Wooley Lanepublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kings Highwaybridleway · 279 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mPath type: unclassified
Kings Highwaybridleway · 206 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 206 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Baxenden and District Golf Club

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Baxenden and District Golf Club

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Oak Hill ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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