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Thompson Park

📷 Len Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.79541, -2.23676

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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 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Angle Shades, Silver Y, Common Marbled Carpet +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Angle Shades, Silver Y, Common Marbled Carpet +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Rowan, Elder +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Netherwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 139 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 139 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Brun, Weir, Thompson Park, Burnley

📷 Len Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Brun, Weir, Thompson Park, Burnley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Towneley ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site2.5 km→🌱RowleyUrban park1.8 km→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site0 m→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park400 m→

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