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Peel Park

1 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.75987, -2.34227

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +156 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Wood-rush, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Wood-rush, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 45 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
Pinewood Drivepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

66 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kings Highwaybridleway · 40 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mPath type: track
Kings Highwaybridleway · 201 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 201 mPath type: track
Kings Highwaybridleway · 319 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 319 mPath type: unclassified
Kings Highwaybridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Peel Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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