Towneley Park
Plan your visit
Getting here
53.77822, -2.22113
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — 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, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2025
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 89 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking 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.
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Pendle WayWalking route
Carholme Avenuepublic footpath · 38 m
Richmond Avenuepublic footpath · 162 m
Carholme Avenuepublic footpath · 37 m
🚴Cycling
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 604Cycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Route 685Cycling route
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
🐴Horse riding
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Springwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 211 m
Deer Park Roadbyway open to all traffic · 64 m
Park Bridge Roadbyway open to all traffic · 9 m
Wildlife to spot
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