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Piccadilly Gardens

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BirdsFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Choc Stop — 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· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cornflower, Himalayan Balsam +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 30 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
Healey Wood Roadpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: footway
Sefton Avenuepublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential
Thorney Bank Streetpublic footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: unclassified
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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
Chestnut Risebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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 · 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
Serpentine Roadbyway open to all traffic · 80 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 80 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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