Maden Recreation Ground
Getting here
53.70060, -2.20996
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap +14 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap +14 more · last seen 2010
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +89 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Blackthorn +96 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Rossendale WayWalking 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.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Maden Roadpublic footpath · 268 m
Bankside Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
🚴Cycling
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Cycle routeCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Maden Roadbridleway · 548 m
Wildlife to spot
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