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53.60072, -2.21435
About QUEEN'S PARK, ROCHDALE
Queen's Park is a public park on Queen's Park Road in Heywood, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Created on land gifted to the Heywood Local Board in the 1870s, it was laid out on the former grounds of Heywood House and opened in 1879. The park was later extended eastwards in 1923 with the addition of a boating lake, and it was designated Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens in 2001.
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Queen's Park Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Queen's Park Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Rochdale WayWalking 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.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
🚴Cycling
114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Route 66Cycling route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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