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Gin Wood - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 Kevin Rushton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.78516, -2.17204

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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

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Burnley Way

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 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
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Named routeRef 68Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gorple Roadbridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods at Hurstwood Reservoir

📷 Kevin Rushton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods at Hurstwood Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Towneley ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site3.4 km→🌱RowleyUrban park2.6 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4 km→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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