A former brick-shale quarry / waste tip and associated land, reclaimed and planted by Lancashire County Council in 1993.

How to get to the site by Public Transport:

Bus services 1 & 7 run to ‘Ribblesdale Avenue’ bus stop from Accrington centre with a 5 minute walk to the Livingstone Road entrance.

Location: Livingstone Road / Whinney Hill Road, Accrington

Grid Reference: SD 7574 3023

What3Words: pills.park.club

Nearest Postcode: BB5 5FT

Size of site: 6.50 hectares

Initial Planting Year: 1993               

Age: 29 years

Download a copy of Whinney Hill’s condition report

Species of Trees and Shrubs recorded on Site: Hawthorn, Wild Cherry, Hazel, Holly, Birch, Willow, Alder, Ash, Blackthorn, Dogwood, Sycamore, Rowan, oak, Aspen, Bird Cherry, Field Maple, Whitebeam, Spindle, Guelder Rose, Grey Poplar

Species of Plants recorded on Site: Sedge, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bramble, Bryophytes, Nettle, Willowherb species, soft rush, Wood Avens, Ground Elder, Creeping buttercup, Field Horsetail, Bindweed, Male-Fern, Creeping Cinquefoil, Ribwort Plantain
Tufted Hair Grass, Yorkshire Fog

Species of Birds observed on site: tawny owls, tree sparrow, wren, blackbird, robin, carrion crow, great tit, blue tit, pied wagtail, dunnock, wood pigeon,