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Rough Wood - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.77257, -2.17006

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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

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: Burnley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Foxstones Lanepublic footpath · 630 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 630 mPath type: service
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Cycling

18 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 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Named routeRef 68Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath across quarry workings in Shedden Clough

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath across quarry workings in Shedden Clough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱RowleyUrban park3.3 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Thieveley lead mine 330m south west and 910m WSW of BuckleysHistoric site3.4 km→💧Cant Clough ReservoirReservoir900 m→

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