Bullough Park, Accrington

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]

6.11. 2025

Many thanks to the team at Landscape Engineering for their hard work on the paths at Bullough. This will improve access from Maclean down to the brook. Thanks as always to the team at Prospects Foundation   and to Heinberg Burrows for supporting the works too 🌳🌳🌳

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.