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🌱 Urban park

Burrs Country Park

52 ha

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 12

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route

Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

About this urban park

Burrs Country Park is a urban park covering 52 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Burrs Country Park - former middens

Burrs Country Park - former middens

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Campsite

142m away

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Parking

3 nearby · 52m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

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