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Beacon Park

1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Beacon Hill Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.56340, -2.75817

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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 85m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Hart's-Tongue +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Carrion Crow +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Mystacides longicornis, Dock Bug +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Mystacides longicornis, Dock Bug +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route803 m
Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route74 m
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

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Beacon Hill Park

📷 Wikipedia · Beacon Hill Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🏞️BEACON PARKCountry park1.1 km→🌱Beacon Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Tawd Valley ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Former Beacon Golf CourseUrban park500 m→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Tawd Valley ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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