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Edgeside Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.69712, -2.24459

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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 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yorkshire-fog, Tufted Vetch +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yorkshire-fog, Tufted Vetch +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: residential
Staghills Roadpublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: residential
Wolfenden Greenpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Booth Roadbridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: residential
Booth Roadbridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: residential
Tunstead Lanerestricted byway · 130 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 130 mPath type: track
Tunstead Lanerestricted byway · 298 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 298 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Edgeside Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Edgeside Park

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