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Calder Park

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📷 Wikipedia · Calder Park Raceway · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.80244, -2.25601

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝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

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Cornflower +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Cornflower +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Common Nettle, Ramsons +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Burnley WayWalking route

Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route

Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

61 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 604Cycling route

Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network

Route 685Cycling route

Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +33

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +25

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants40 species

spring

2025

Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Hard-fern · Pot Marigold · Nipplewort +35

CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +33

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +25

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants40 species

spring

2025

Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Hard-fern · Pot Marigold · Nipplewort +35

CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
PignutConopodium majus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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