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Alkincoats Park
32 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
53.86189, -2.18388
Open directionsv
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +98 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +98 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ing Dene Closepublic footpath · 143 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: residential
58 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 68Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route207 m▾
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this urban park
Alkincoats Park is a urban park covering 32 hectares.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Cycleway/bridleway junction at Alkincoats Park
Photos
Cycleway/bridleway junction at Alkincoats Park
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
☕Café
The Pavilion Cafe · 277m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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