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Centre Vale Park

28 ha

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.71855, -2.10605

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Royd Lanepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
Royd Roadpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: residential
Sunnysidepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bandstand - Centre Vale Park

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bandstand - Centre Vale Park

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