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The Mary Close Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.64036, -2.17746

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Broad Buckler-fern, Hart's-Tongue +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Broad Buckler-fern, Hart's-Tongue +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

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
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Highgate Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 66Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Highgate Lanebridleway · 127 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 127 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

"The Healey Conservative Club" (Pub) Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 8RW

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

"The Healey Conservative Club" (Pub) Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 8RW

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