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Brookfield Park

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.77932, -2.66717

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Pedunculate Oak, Guelder-rose +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft Shield-fern, Horse-chestnut, Tufted Vetch +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soft Shield-fern, Horse-chestnut, Tufted Vetch +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

205 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cycleway Through Brookfield

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cycleway Through Brookfield

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🌱Ribbleton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Avenham ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Avenham ParkHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Miller ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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