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Worden Park

2 ha

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.68552, -2.70673

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stereum rameale, Willow Shield, Mallrug, Mallryg +83 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Stereum rameale, Willow Shield, Mallrug, Mallryg +83 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Water Mint, Garlic Mustard +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Purple-loosestrife, Pedunculate Oak +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Purple-loosestrife, Pedunculate Oak +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shaw Brook Roadpublic footpath · 476 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 476 mPath type: service
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Football pitches, Worden Park

📷 Ann Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football pitches, Worden Park

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Nearby places

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✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site500 m→🌱Worden ParkUrban park500 m→🏞️CUERDEN VALLEY PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Cuerden Valley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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