About Silverdale Country Park
This picturesque 83-hectare park was created on the former Silverdale Colliery and provides an enticing venue for the public to enjoy and where nature can
Silverdale Country Park Description
Silverdale Country Park was created on the site of the former Silverdale Colliery which closed in 1998 after leading Europe in Coal production at one time. Silverdale Country Park opened in 2011 after several years of remediation work to convert the site from the former pit to the Wildlife Haven the site has now become.
Silverdale Country Park is designed to be a place for wildlife conservation and for the local community to enjoy quiet recreation and this can be done via a network of 8 miles of footpaths around the 200 acre park, most of which provide access for all.
Working with schools and volunteers is a big part of Silverdale Country Park and several awards have been received for this community engagement.
Silverdale Country Park has a variety of Wildlife habitats including Lakes, Meadows and Woodland. However, it is the bare ground habitats (which result from the colliery past), which attract the rare wildlife that led in 2015 to he site being designated as a Site of Biological Importance for its rare Birds, butterflies and invertebrates to name a few.
Reviews
Great fun
Anyone seen a cow on Silverdale Country Park? Strange request I know but we had some escaped cows on the park from a neighbouring farm between Christmas and New Year which were recovered. However, Over the weekend I have had several reports of fresh cow pats appearing in the park. So do we have a cow hiding in the park somewhere ? So if anyone sees a cow please let me know. many thanks and happy new year
Along with employing local managing partners and suppliers our sites add a value to local communities, encouraging positive investment.
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"We believe that our role goes beyond simply managing green space but about creating communities and places where people want to live, work and play." - Alan Carter discusses the added value of well-managed green space
One minute on volunteering: Euan hall tells us how volunteering helps build communities.
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See you for more next year!
Not only does volunteering help maintain and improve the park, but it's a great way to have fun and meet new people. Thank you to all of our volunteers who took time to help out at Silverdale this year.
We are delighted to report a 100% increase in the number of people who took part in health activities on our sites in 2017-18, with more than 40,000 people getting involved.
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What's your favourite thing to do at our park?
One minute on health: Euan Hall talks about the benefits of green space on physical and mental health and wellbeing.
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We now have more than 2,300 hectares across over 60 sites.
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78% of Beaulieu residents who took part in a recent survey said that our green spaces had a positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
One minute on the environment: Land Trust Chief Executive Euan Hall tells us why it's so important to look after the environment and biodiversity around us.
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Over 60 spaces which have a positive impact on the environment and the communities that surround them 🌎
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Thank you to all of our fantastic visitors for being part of this!
Some great statistics on the benefits of green space - including ours!
My son and I walked with our two dogs, it was very enjoyable despite the weather conditions showery and very blustery
Lovely place ...Well worth a visit .. :-)
Lovely Easter trail yesterday.kids and all family enjoyed it
Great place and right on my door step. Walk the dogs round early in the morning and hardly ever see anyone, lovely and peaceful. See plenty of wildlife though and the odd rat on his way home after a night of debauchery lol.
A lovely place to go for a walk xx perfect surroundings
A lovely picturesque place to walk the dog.
A haven for people & wildlife alike. We are indeed lucky to live near here, & many thanks to Andrew for his care of the site.
A great place to visit so peaceful. The ranger, Andrew, is a font of knowledge about the park and it's wildlife and is passionate about the many conservation projects going on around the park. I can't wait to get up there again.
Thoroughly enjoyed riding my horse around the lovely circular horse route on the perimeter of the park last week. I would love there to be more paths open for horse riders to explore within the park though .
Lovely park, not great for prams or buggies as the paths are rocky gravel and are very hard to push a pushchair over. However it is a hidden gem and we will be returning with baby in his sling!
My son and I walked with our two dogs, it was very enjoyable despite the weather conditions showery and very blustery
Lovely place ...Well worth a visit .. :-)
Lovely Easter trail yesterday.kids and all family enjoyed it
Great place and right on my door step. Walk the dogs round early in the morning and hardly ever see anyone, lovely and peaceful. See plenty of wildlife though and the odd rat on his way home after a night of debauchery lol.
A lovely place to go for a walk xx perfect surroundings
A lovely picturesque place to walk the dog.
A haven for people & wildlife alike. We are indeed lucky to live near here, & many thanks to Andrew for his care of the site.
A great place to visit so peaceful. The ranger, Andrew, is a font of knowledge about the park and it's wildlife and is passionate about the many conservation projects going on around the park. I can't wait to get up there again.
Thoroughly enjoyed riding my horse around the lovely circular horse route on the perimeter of the park last week. I would love there to be more paths open for horse riders to explore within the park though .
Lovely park, not great for prams or buggies as the paths are rocky gravel and are very hard to push a pushchair over. However it is a hidden gem and we will be returning with baby in his sling!
My son and I walked with our two dogs, it was very enjoyable despite the weather conditions showery and very blustery
Lovely place ...Well worth a visit .. :-)
Lovely Easter trail yesterday.kids and all family enjoyed it
Great place and right on my door step. Walk the dogs round early in the morning and hardly ever see anyone, lovely and peaceful. See plenty of wildlife though and the odd rat on his way home after a night of debauchery lol.
A lovely place to go for a walk xx perfect surroundings
A lovely picturesque place to walk the dog.
A haven for people & wildlife alike. We are indeed lucky to live near here, & many thanks to Andrew for his care of the site.
A great place to visit so peaceful. The ranger, Andrew, is a font of knowledge about the park and it's wildlife and is passionate about the many conservation projects going on around the park. I can't wait to get up there again.
Thoroughly enjoyed riding my horse around the lovely circular horse route on the perimeter of the park last week. I would love there to be more paths open for horse riders to explore within the park though .
Lovely park, not great for prams or buggies as the paths are rocky gravel and are very hard to push a pushchair over. However it is a hidden gem and we will be returning with baby in his sling!