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Woolridge Playing Field

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Prickly Heath, Turkey Oak +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Prickly Heath, Turkey Oak +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Neighbourhood noticeboard by Woolridge Playing Fields

Neighbourhood noticeboard by Woolridge Playing Fields

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