WALK DETAILS

350 Cuerden Valley

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Trapped between the M6, M61 and M65 you might expect to find only urban scruffiness. But, in fact, the Cuerden Valley is an attractive little pocket of quiet countryside. Created as a Country Park in 1981 the valley has bluebell woods, wildflower meadows, ponds and the infant River Lostock. Locals love this wildlife haven, managed by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, so why not join them - it's hardly difficult to find!


LOCATION: Four miles south of Preston
START: B5256, Cuerden Valley Park car park, 1 mile from M6 Junct 28 (Grid reference SD568229)
DISTANCE: Three and a half miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: Two hours
MAP: Explorer - Blackpool & Preston
Landranger 102

REFRESHMENTS: Ley Inn