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Stubbylee Park

7 ha

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.69250, -2.20343

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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
  • ☕The Stables Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap +15 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Mild Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener, Purple Stocking Webcap +15 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Flowering Currant, Dandelion +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 72 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mPath type: residential
Fernhill Parkpublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: residential
Bankside Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mPath type: residential
Stubbylee Lanebridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stubbylee Lanebridleway · 66 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Height Barn Lanebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bacup: Stubbylee Park: Tennis courts

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bacup: Stubbylee Park: Tennis courts

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