Skaespeare Avenue Allotments
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.77999, -2.41221
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 685
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Tottleworth Roadpublic footpath · 815 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 815 mPath type: unclassified
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
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Harwoods, Blackburn Road, Great Harwood
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