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Darwen Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

53.69934, -2.49161

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +76 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

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Prickly Heath, Wood Avens +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 32 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
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 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

6 public paths nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenway Shelter, Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greenway Shelter, Sunnyhurst Wood, Darwen

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Nearby places

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🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park100 m→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve100 m→🌱Witton ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site0 m→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Bold Venture ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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