Bullough Park, Accrington

21.07.2026

We’re delighted to share that the Bullough project is now entering its exciting final phase.

In the coming months, Proffitts will be working alongside Hyndburn Borough Council and The PROSPECTS Foundation to deliver the final improvements that local people have helped shape through consultation, community events and previous project activities.

This next stage will include a new accessible path through the woodland, improvements to existing paths and access routes, upgraded entrances with new gates, welcoming signage and wayfinding, community-inspired artwork, and further landscaping and wildflower planting to enhance the site for both people and wildlife.

Since the project began, Bullough has been transformed into a thriving community woodland, creating a greener, safer and more welcoming place for local people to enjoy. This final phase will complete that vision, making it even easier for residents and visitors to discover, explore and connect with nature right on their doorstep.

We look forward to sharing our progress over the coming months, so do check back for updates 🌳☀️🌳

15.04.2026

Amazing local artist, Cath Ford, has been busy running a creative workshop with children from St Oswald’s Primary School. In the first session, Year 5/6 pupils created “Frankenpapers” – textured papers made by joining different pieces together – which will help inspire and add texture to the final park interpretation artwork designs. They also learned about interpretation boards, how they are designed, and what makes them engaging and informative.

Working in groups, the children created their own interpretation board concepts, choosing titles, selecting pond creatures to feature, and matching images with text so the information was clear and easy to follow. They also explored the role of funders and logos, adding these to their designs.

Cath will now take away all of the children’s fantastic ideas and creative work to help develop the final designs for the new interpretation boards! 🌳

27.03.2026

The PROSPECTS team are inviting local residents and families to get involved in creating a new wildflower meadow at Bullough Park. They will be running a series of family-friendly wildflower seed sowing sessions this Easter, helping to bring the new wildflower scrape to life.

Session dates:

• Thursday 2 April, 10am – 12pm 🌸
• Tuesday 7 April, 10am – 12pm 🌸
• Sunday 26 April, 11am – 12pm 🌸

No experience is needed — just pop along and get involved. All are welcome, and it’s a great opportunity to learn more about wildflowers and support local biodiversity.

If you would like more information, or if you have any questions, you can email Helen at [email protected]

25.03.2026

Work on the wildflower scrape – an area that will be specially prepared to support wildflowers – has now started. It’s an exciting time for the project! Thank you to PROSPECTS for sharing these pics 🌸

14.12.2025

Great to see the project mentioned in the Lancashire Telegraph and the Accrington Observer! 🌳🌳🌳

3,600 trees planted in Accrington woodland creation scheme

Press Release Accrington Observer 19122025

09.12.2025

Congratulations to the team from PROSPECTS Foundation who worked with over 50 volunteers planting trees at Bullough Community Woodland on Sunday. It was an amazing turn out, especially as the weather was pretty awful, and the team from Prospects kept spirits up with their energy, enthusiasm, and a bit of hot chocolate too! They do such fantastic work, and this is another hugely successful project for them.

During the event, the Mayor read out a poem from Mount Carmel’s Eco Club Students ‘‘A walk in Bullough Woodland in 2050”. We’ve included a copy for you to take a look at below. Such a lovely poem, and we can’t wait to see the woodland thrive between now and 2050! 🌳

03.12.2025

REMINDER…the amazing team from the PROSPECTS Foundation will be running a 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 event on Sunday 7th December. The event will run from 11am – 3pm and will include:

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for all ages

A variety of 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀, including making your own reindeer from locally coppiced hazel!

Bury a ‘𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁’ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗲 with wishes, drawings, and predictions for the next 25 years

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲, 𝘁𝗲𝗮 & 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗺𝘁𝗼 from the brilliant Backup Charity van to keep everyone warm

Our friends at The Globe Bowling Club are kindly opening their doors for volunteers to use their toilets.

13.11.2025

Bullough Park is transforming. New paths, steps, and a large pond are already in place. In the new year, there will be a wildflower mini-meadow, benches, and new interpretation panels to make the park even more beautiful and accessible for everyone. This December, over 3,500 new trees will be planted on the site too.

To support this transformation, the amazing team from the PROSPECTS Foundation will be running a 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬: 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 event on Sunday 7th December. The event will run from 11am – 3pm and will include:

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for all ages

A variety of 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀, including making your own reindeer from locally coppiced hazel!

Bury a ‘𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁’ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗲 with wishes, drawings, and predictions for the next 25 years

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲, 𝘁𝗲𝗮 & 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗺𝘁𝗼 from the brilliant Backup Charity van to keep everyone warm

Our friends at The Globe Bowling Club are kindly opening their doors for volunteers to use their toilets

Everyone is welcome! 

Enter from Bullough Park Car Park, Willows Lane ‘Top Shop’ or Woodview Drive and follow direction signs to the event, look out for a big green gazebo with the Prospects Foundation logo!

If you have any questions about this event, please email [email protected]

16.10.2025

The team at Prospects Foundation got some more brilliant shots of Bullough Park today! You can really see the shape of the pond. And the new steps look brilliant. Great progress… 🌳🌳🌳

07.10.2025

Bullough Park now has a pond!

The pond will create an additional habitat for wildlife and insects, adding to the biodiversity. It will also act as natural water management system absorbing some of the rainwater and providing a sustainable water source for plants and animals.

Our partners from Landscape Engineering and Lancashire Wildlife Trust have done a great job 🌳🪲🐞🌳

03.10.2025

Excellent progress at Bullough Park… work on the paths and pond continues, with help from the team at Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Getting as much done as possible before the storm hits in the next couple of days! 🌩️🌪️☔

Photo Credit: Prospects Foundation

22.09.2025

Construction work will begin again at Bullough Park and woodland this week. Contractors from Landscape Engineering will focus on improving access with new footpaths, steps, and signage. New interpretation panels will be installed, and a new woodland area and wildflower meadow will be planted too.

Work is expected to last until February 2026. Construction vehicles will be moving around the site, and at times some entrances will be closed temporarily to allow works to be carried out safely. Please take extra care moving around the site.

Apologies for the inconvenience this work will cause, but the site will be much improved after the works have been completed. If you have any queries about the project, or the works taking place, please do not hesitate to contact Rachael Gildert on 07875 106084 or [email protected].

05.08.2025

Great news… funding has been secured for the second phase of improvement works at Bullough Park! The funding, provided by Lancashire Environmental Fund, will allow the team to improve access with new footpaths, steps, and signage. New interpretation panels will be installed, and a new woodland area and wildflower meadow will bring colour and interest to the site – as well as enhancing biodiversity and habitats.

We hope to have contractors on site later this year, and we’ll let you know as soon as an exact start date for works has been confirmed 🌳☀️🌼

06.06.2025

Contractors from Landscape Engineering have now completed the first phase of improvements at Bullough Park!

This phase has included some access improvement work – new paths, fencing, gates, a horse stile, signage and entrance upgrades. The work was financed by Hyndburn Borough Council and the Lancashire Constabulary LANPAC (Lancashire Partnership Against Crime) team. The project has also received great support from Ward Councillors Cllr Munsif Dad and Cllr Kimberley Whitehead.

In the Autumn, look out for tree planting and more family friendly activities taking place on site – everyone will be welcome to join in!

28.05.2025

Improvements at Bullough Park continue… the team are making great progress and hoping to finish this phase of works in just a couple more weeks (weather permitting) ☀️👷‍♂️🌳

20.05.2025

Work on the first phase of improvements at Bullough Park has now started. This phase of work, supported by Hyndburn Borough Council, includes some access improvement work – new paths, fencing, gates, a horse stile, signage and entrance upgrades.

Weather permitting, the contractors from Landscape Engineering will be finished on site in approximately 3 weeks 🌳

29.03.2025

Great to see the woodland, wildflower and wetland creation scheme at Bullough Park mentioned in Lancashire Telegraph! 🌳

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01.11.2024

Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and suggestions. The next step is to update the plans, then begin to look for the funding needed to make the changes.

This process can take a little while, but we’ll be in touch again as soon as we have news! 🌳

30.09.2024

Not shared your thoughts about the potential Bullough Park improvements yet? Don’t worry, the Bullough Park Survey is open until the end of TODAY!

We’d really love to find out what you think of the plans, and if there’s anything else that you’d like to see included – so your feedback is really important to us.

Thank you to everyone who has responded so far 🙂

26.09.2024

There’s still time to complete the Bullough Park Survey and let us know what you think about the improvement plans below. Survey closes 30th September!

24.09.2024

Don’t forget to feedback about the Bullough Park improvement masterplan! It’s a really exciting project, and it would be amazing to find out what you all think of the plan, and what else you’d like to see 🙂

17.09.2024

Hyndburn Borough Council and The PROSPECTS Foundation are working together on a project to make improvements at Bullough Park, Accrington. Suggested changes include footpath creation and improvements, tree planting, wildflower bulb planting, the creation of a new viewpoint area, and pedestrian access / entrance improvements (that will also restrict vehicle access onto the site).

However, before any work begins, the team would like to find out what local people think about the plans – which you can see below. They also want to know if you have any ideas you would like to share too.