🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Turkeytail, Dung Roundhead +57 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle, Eristalis tenax +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking 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.
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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167 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
