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Memorial Forest - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 michael ely · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.74410, -2.24343

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Mary Towneley Loop

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 604Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route799 m
Named routeRef 685Length 799 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 491 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 491 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 514 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 514 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway, Forest of Rossendale

📷 michael ely · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway, Forest of Rossendale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Scott ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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