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QUEEN'S PARK, BURNLEY

11 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.79586, -2.23022

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About QUEEN'S PARK, BURNLEY

Queens Park is a public park in Burnley, Lancashire. It covers 11. 2 hectares and was opened in 1893, making it Burnley's oldest park.

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ParkGrade II listed park and garden

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cornflower, Lesser Trefoil, Ribwort Plantain +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cornflower, Lesser Trefoil, Ribwort Plantain +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ramsons +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

55 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 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 162 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 162 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 539 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 539 mPath type: unclassified
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 139 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 139 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Queen's Park, Burnley

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Queen's Park, Burnley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Towneley ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱RowleyUrban park1.4 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park0 m→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site400 m→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park500 m→

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