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Whitaker Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyWildlifePlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.70132, -2.29706

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Ragwort, Tufted Vetch +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Common Ragwort, Tufted Vetch +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Unity Waypublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 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
Route 661 - VoS Stacksteads Country Park East (off road)Cycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 530 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 530 mPath type: track
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbridleway · 269 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mPath type: bridleway
Oakenhead Wood Old Roadbyway open to all traffic · 99 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 99 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn in Whitaker Park

📷 Robert Wade · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn in Whitaker Park

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