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Lever Park

8 ha

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.62505, -2.56120

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Village Green Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Kestrel +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Kestrel +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Beech +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Broad Buckler-fern, Prickly Heath +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Broad Buckler-fern, Prickly Heath +142 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Common Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Common Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Rotary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route152 m
Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

40 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roynton Lanebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Roynton Lanebridleway · 210 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 210 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

From Old Kate's Dingle to Lever Park

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

From Old Kate's Dingle to Lever Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.5 km→🌱Rivington PinetumUrban park400 m→✦LEVER PARKHistoric site700 m→🏞️LEVER PARKCountry park800 m→🌱Old Station ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Lever ParkUrban park700 m→

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