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Holbeck Park Allotments

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Water Bent +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Water Bent +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Walney IslandWalking route
Named routeRef ECPRound tripNational walking route
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route

Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula

Named routeLocal walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 72Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m
Named routeRef 70Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 70Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 700Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Post Box at the junction of Holbeck Road and Carisbrooke Crescent

Post Box at the junction of Holbeck Road and Carisbrooke Crescent

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