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Yarrow Valley Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.65479, -2.66025

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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
  • ☕Tesco Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Columba palumbus palumbus +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Columba palumbus palumbus +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Giant Blackberry, Common Nettle, Elder +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Blackberry, Thimbleberry, Butterfly-bush +152 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Thimbleberry, Butterfly-bush +152 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Furrow Bee, Dark Blood Bee, Eristalis pertinax +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Furrow Bee, Dark Blood Bee, Eristalis pertinax +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Ackhurst Roadpublic footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bark House Bridgepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Common Bank Lanepublic footpath · 486 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route31 m
Named routeLength 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 55Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chorley West Business Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chorley West Business Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Astley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Yarrow Valley Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Worden ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Yarrow Valley Country ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Astley ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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