Parks, play areas and sports facilities - Greenfield Nature Reserve
Address
Off Whitewalls Drive, Colne, BB8 9QX
Information
Directions
On Foot: There are access points off Greenfield Road to the west of Whitewalls Drive. Internal footpaths are concessionary.
Train: The Nearest station is Colne, approximately 750m east of the reserve.
Bus: From Nelson and Colne use the Greenline bus, which can be hailed. The nearest stop to the reserve is Boundary Mill.
Leeds Liverpool Canal: 150m Southeast of the canal where it goes under the M65
Site Information
Size: 3.2 hectares, 7.7 acres
Designated: October 2006
Situated on the slopes and flood plain of Colne Water. A mill leat and pond are surviving features from its past industrial use in supplying water to a large cotton mill downstream (west). Today the site supports woodland and scrub, grassland, wetland and tall ruderal vegetation. A sewage treatment works on the other side of the river attracts a variety of birds which also visit the reserve or can be seen from the site.
Nearest Town: Barrowford, Nelson and Colne
Grid Reference: SD 872 396 (centre)
OS Maps: Landranger 103 Blackburn (1:50,000), Outdoor Leisure 21 South Pennines (1:25,000)
Ownership: Pendle Borough Council
Status: Important Wildlife Site (Pendle Local Plan)
Nearest toilets: Town centres or nearby shopping centre