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Towneley Park

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Towneley Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.78333, -2.21158

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 393m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Meadowsweet +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Meadowsweet +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional 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
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
Hollins Avenuepublic footpath · 173 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

41 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
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Springwood Roadbyway open to all traffic · 211 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 211 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Towneley Park

📷 Wikipedia · Towneley Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Towneley ParkUrban park800 m→✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site1.1 km→🌱RowleyUrban park800 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦THOMPSON PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Thompson ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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