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Peel Park Allotment Gardens

3 ha

📷 Richard Cooke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.75824, -2.35141

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +150 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +150 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 34 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
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional 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
Plantation Roadpublic footpath · 184 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mSurface settPath type: unclassified
Limewood Closepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
Whitewell Roadpublic footpath · 192 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 192 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Hyndburn GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Huncoat GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Peel Park, Looking Down Avenue Parade

📷 Richard Cooke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Peel Park, Looking Down Avenue Parade

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