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Whitaker Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.70132, -2.29706

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Xylota segnis +15 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route▾

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Unity Waypublic footpath · 50 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 661 - VoS Stacksteads Country Park East (off road)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 530 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 530 mPath type: track
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbridleway · 269 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mPath type: bridleway
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 99 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 99 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Autumn in Whitaker Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn in Whitaker Park

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Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 129m

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Parking

10 nearby · 121m

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Playground

3 · 124m away

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Toilets

92m away

✓ 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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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Ground WorkUrban park700 m→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site3 km→