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Healey Heights Recreation Ground

1 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.78075, -2.24647

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Dotted Loosestrife, Ribwort Plantain +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Dotted Loosestrife, Ribwort Plantain +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Elder, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional 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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Evans Streetpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
Healey Courtpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
Healey Wood Roadpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Serpentine Roadbyway open to all traffic · 142 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 142 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Evans Streetbyway open to all traffic · 79 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 79 mPath type: residential
Evans Streetbyway open to all traffic · 24 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 24 mPath type: residential
Clevelands Roadbyway open to all traffic · 82 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 82 mPath type: residential
Chestnut Risebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Healey Heights Recreation Ground

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Healey Heights Recreation Ground

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🌱Towneley ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site1.8 km→🌱RowleyUrban park2.6 km→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Piccadilly GardensUrban park600 m→✦SCOTT PARKHistoric site700 m→

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