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Bold Venture Park (Upper Section)

10 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.68891, -2.47730

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Rowan, Ramsons +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Common Darter +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Prickly Heath, Cross-leaved Heath, American Skunk-cabbage +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Prickly Heath, Cross-leaved Heath, American Skunk-cabbage +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Named route
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
Slippery brick pathpublic footpath · 303 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 303 mIncline downPath type: footway
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Cycling

8 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Turn Lanebridleway · 777 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bold Venture Park Pool

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bold Venture Park Pool

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park1.5 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve1.5 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park2.4 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Bold Venture ParkUrban park400 m→

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