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Greenfield Memorial Gardens

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.70262, -2.32421

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Avo Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2025

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Foxglove +124 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Highfield Parkpublic footpath · 51 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sandown Roadpublic footpath · 261 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Deansgravepublic footpath · 44 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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48 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
Main RouteCycling route510 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Greenfield Memorial Gardens

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Facilities

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Café

Avo Coffee · 226m

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Parking

4 nearby · 220m

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Playground

2 · 24m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park0 m→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Ground WorkUrban park1.8 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4.9 km→