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Denehurst Park

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.62042, -2.18472

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Rubus tuberculatus, Blackthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Garlic Mustard +114 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cat's-ear, Hedge Woundwort, Garlic Mustard +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden

Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Denehurst Park

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Springfield ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve1.9 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park1.7 km→

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