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Milnshaw Park

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsFamilyWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.75737, -2.37548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Asda Café — 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· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Bistort, Field Bindweed +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Somerset Grovepublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: residential
Park Roadpublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Buckingham Grovepublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Hag reservoir

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hag reservoir

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