Wildlife & Biodiversity
Towneley Park covers an area of 180 hectares on the South East of Burnley. The River Calder flows east - west through the park, becoming canalised below the Riverside Car Park, it is fed by two tributaries; Copy Clough which flows through the main woodland situated behind Towneley Hall and Copy Beck through Thanet Lee Woods.
The 20 hectares of deciduous woodland, former plantation planting by the Towneley Family in the 1700's, have benefited from management by the Forest of Burnley Project which has also resulted in a further 6 hectares of new woodland being planted.
The Park is home to two important local wildlife sites:
Copy Clough RIGS (Regionally Important Geological Site)
This 30m long stream section is the only exposure of the Inferior Cannel Mine in Burnley, bearing fossilised plants and Bivalves (Calamites sp, Carbonicola sp).
Deer Pond Local Nature Reserve
Dating back to the early 1700's the Deer Pond has been recognised as a locally important site for Damsel and Dragonflies. In 1995 the Deer Pond became Burnley's first Local Nature Reserve, it has it's own management plan.
The 20 hectares of deciduous woodland, former plantation planting by the Towneley Family in the 1700's, have benefited from management by the Forest of Burnley Project which has also resulted in a further 6 hectares of new woodland being planted.
The Park is home to two important local wildlife sites:
Copy Clough RIGS (Regionally Important Geological Site)
This 30m long stream section is the only exposure of the Inferior Cannel Mine in Burnley, bearing fossilised plants and Bivalves (Calamites sp, Carbonicola sp).
Deer Pond Local Nature Reserve
Dating back to the early 1700's the Deer Pond has been recognised as a locally important site for Damsel and Dragonflies. In 1995 the Deer Pond became Burnley's first Local Nature Reserve, it has it's own management plan.
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