Stanney Brook Park
Plan your visit
Getting here
53.60529, -2.12088
Visiting this summer
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Dung Roundhead, Common Earthball +44 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Dung Roundhead, Common Earthball +44 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Thistle, Common Ragwort +62 more · last seen 2025
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 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 10Walking route18.2 km
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
🚴Cycling
179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Route 92Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Wildlife to spot
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