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Firgrove Playing Fields

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.61819, -2.12411

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 180m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Common Bistort, Ivy-leaved Crowfoot +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Common Bistort, Ivy-leaved Crowfoot +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 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

178 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Firgrove Pavillion Youth Centre

📷 Steven Haslington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Firgrove Pavillion Youth Centre

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️HOLLINGWORTHCountry park2.4 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hollingworth Lake Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park2.4 km→

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