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Places › England › North West › Rossendale Getting here
53.69536, -2.30018
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Jointed Rush, Lesser Trefoil, Snowberry +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Jointed Rush, Lesser Trefoil, Snowberry +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Duckworth Lane public footpath · 123 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 123 m Path type: residential
Show on map Clayton Avenue public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Path type: residential
Show on map Almond Crescent public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: residential
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe Road Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACL Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Britannia Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 510 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 510 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Holme Lane bridleway · 137 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 137 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Emergency Power Line Work following the Gas Explosion at Townsendfold
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Wildlife to spot
6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Water-Boatman · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jointed Rush · Lesser Trefoil · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort +7
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Water-Boatman · Harlequin Ladybird
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jointed Rush · Lesser Trefoil · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort +7
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Thistle
Marsh Thistle
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium palustre
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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