Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.69147, -2.47370
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 143m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Mallard +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Rustgill, Bonet Odro, Torth Felen +61 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Hawker +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Slippery brick pathpublic footpath · 303 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 303 mIncline downPath type: footway
Sniddle Hill Lanepublic footpath · 159 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mPath type: track
Punstock Roadpublic footpath · 347 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 347 mPath type: footway
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Turn Lanebridleway · 777 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
Hindle Pergola in Bold Venture Park
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