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John Bradley Playing Fields

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕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

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sycamore, Daisy, Red Campion +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sycamore, Daisy, Red Campion +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Burnley WayWalking route

Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route

Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route

Named route

Heyhead Streetpublic footpath · 60 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential

Moorland Drivepublic footpath · 36 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential

Edge End Lanepublic footpath · 92 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 604Cycling route

Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 685Cycling route

Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network

Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Reedley Drivebridleway · 75 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 75 mPath type: residential

Reedley Drivebridleway · 155 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 155 mPath type: residential

Reedley Roadbridleway · 51 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mPath type: residential

Reedley Roadbridleway · 349 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 349 mPath type: residential

Reedley Roadbridleway · 153 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 153 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit +52

MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +18

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants25 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Red Campion · Sycamore · Sticky Mouse-ear · Harebell +20

DaisyBellis perennis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025
BayLaurus nobilis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit +52

MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2026

Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +18

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants25 species

summer

2026

Daisy · Red Campion · Sycamore · Sticky Mouse-ear · Harebell +20

DaisyBellis perennis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025
BayLaurus nobilis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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