Sunnyhurst Wood

A great area of forest, streams, pools and various flora.Dogs are welcome, and people mostly keep them under control.

New found woodlands walk with a sad tinge of neglect. Things happened here in the 2000' but now left to be absorbed back to nature. Nice pond area probably built for interested school children now corded off due to safety. Boating lake full of silt and fallen tree branches and oversized dog sticks. Visitors centre showing on the signed postopen" but door locked and deserted. Looks like the friends of Sunnyhurst have moved on. Shame"

This is lovely area to walk with the family. Is also ideal for your dog.Never too busy and most of the other dog owners are responsible.

Lovely woodland walk, you can access Sunnyhurst Res which then leads up to Darwen Tower. The Kiosk is available for weddings, there's also a small house that hosts frequent craft & art exhibitionsBit of a shame that the Himalayan Balsam has been allowed to run riot though.

Conveniently located near Darwen Town Centre, Sunnyhurst Woods is justifiably a beautiful place to visit for a meander through nature, or just a walk to contemplate life. Unlike most urban woods, Sunnyhurst seems to be very well maintained, with minimal rubbish, and it is home to a surprisingly large number of animal & plant species (Kingfishers can be found here if you're patient !) Although it doesn't look big on a map, the Woods are actually much larger than I thought, & to make a complete circuit of the woods could take at least 1.5 Hours ! The woods also have a Visitor Centre & Cafe - which seem to be nice places to visit - and definitely make the woods a more attractive as a half day out - but unfortunately they were closed on the September Sunday afternoon I visited - with no sign I could find explaining why. Hopefully this will change the next time I visit.

Excellent place for exercise or dog walking etc. Lots of bins for dog waste (so no excuses!!). Only knocked a star of as some paths are dangerous in places with big drops. It's the result of previous landslides that have been pinned back up. Just beware if you take small children up on the higher paths....

Amazing public access woods, footpaths, streams, lake area, band stand, historical visitors centre. Cared for mainly by volunteers, some council investment. Minutes from the town centre by car, but a different world, with good access and from there, great walks onto the West Pennine Moors and Darwen Tower.

Lovely woodland walk and a craft fair

Great place to walk with or without a dog.A walk of contrasts. Sheltered on a bad day.Use the disabled entrance to avoid steep paths up and down and so can have a walk mainly on the flat.Streams for kids to splash in. Paths are suitable for wheelchairs and buggies.Great any time of the year.

A shadow of it's former self neglected by the council run down totally over run with Himalayan Bolsom.Sunnyhurst Wood was and still is a wonderful place but could be looked after better.The Council may be should beg the National Trust to take it over This is a National Treasure been ruined by lack of care by Blackburn" with darwen Council."