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Victoria Park

5 ha

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.69744, -2.32518

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Foxglove +123 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle, Foxglove +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 46 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
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
Windsor Avenuepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath type: residential
Highfield Parkpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Park Avenuepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route510 m
Named routeRef 6Length 510 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Victoria Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Greenfield Memorial GardensUrban park600 m→✦Higher Mill, HelmshoreHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Memorial GroundsUrban park1.6 km→

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