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Ball Grove Park

4 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.86137, -2.13692

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 105m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Harebell, Cock's-foot, Field Maple +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Harebell, Cock's-foot, Field Maple +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Delphiniobium junackianum, Common Flower Bug, Cercopis vulnerata +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Delphiniobium junackianum, Common Flower Bug, Cercopis vulnerata +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Spring Gardenpublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface settPath type: unclassified
Ferndean Waypublic footpath · 133 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Top Lanepublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

48 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
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
Main RouteCycling route734 m
Named routeRef 68Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ball Grove Park: meadow

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ball Grove Park: meadow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alkincoats ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ball Grove ParkUrban park300 m→✦Wycoller packhorse bridgeHistoric site2.5 km→✦The Hall Bridge, WycollerHistoric site2.5 km→✦Wycoller HallHistoric site2.6 km→✦Wycoller HallHistoric site2.6 km→

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