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Ridge Wood - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Kevin Rushton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWalksHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.79348, -2.22377

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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 102m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Bronte Way

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route
Named route
Netherwood Roadpublic footpath · 260 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 260 mPath type: unclassified
Carholme Avenuepublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: residential
Carholme Avenuepublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

49 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
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 539 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 539 mPath type: unclassified
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 162 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 162 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ridge Avenue

📷 Kevin Rushton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ridge Avenue

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Towneley ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site2 km→🌱RowleyUrban park900 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park500 m→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site900 m→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park900 m→

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