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Lever Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.61893, -2.55905

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Great House Barn 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· FreeToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Prickly Heath, Broad Buckler-fern +135 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

50 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 route1.5 km
Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

75 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roynton Lanebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Top O'th Hill Farm Roadbridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mPath type: unclassified
Roynton Lanebridleway · 210 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 210 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Roynton Roadbridleway · 290 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mPath type: unclassified
Roynton Lanebridleway · 593 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 593 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rivington Lane, Lever Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rivington Lane, Lever Park

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🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.6 km→✦LEVER PARKHistoric site100 m→🌱Rivington PinetumUrban park500 m→🌱Old Station ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Lever ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Old Station ParkUrban park2.5 km→