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Healey Dell Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve
Off Whitworth Road
Healey
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL12 6BG
Tel: +44 (0)1706 350459
Healey Dell is a beauty spot and wildlife sanctuary rich in industrial archaeology, two miles from Rochdale town centre on the way to Whitworth and Bacup. The reserve is signposted from the A671 Rochdale-Bacup Road and from the B6377 opposite Healey Hotel. Car parking is available at Broadley Wood Lodge, off Station Road and at the visitor centre.
The River Spodden has carved its way through the woodlands down thousands of years, creating delightful scenery and spectacular waterfalls which once powered ancient corn, wool and cotton mills. A disused 1800s railway line is now a nature trail with magnificent views from a 100-foot high viaduct. The visitor centre has a permanent exhibition on the industrial heritage of the reserve and details of guided walks and trails.
Opening Times
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| 2012 opening (01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012) |
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