Worden Park
Leyland's big free park with a proper hedge maze, arboretum, play areas and a miniature railway running summer Sundays. The maze alone is worth the detour.
Paradise Park, Leyland
Leyland, Lancashire
Paradise Park is twenty acres of woodland and field on the Moss Side side of Leyland, part of a circular walking and horse riding route round that edge of the town. For years it was neglected enough that the Friends group formed in 2013 mainly to deal with antisocial behaviour.
It has just had £302,000 spent on it, funded by the developers of the Centurion Village estate on the old Leyland test track. Work started in May 2026 and South Ribble expected it finished by the end of June: stone paths resurfaced, bridges over the drainage ditches, new path links to the northern boundary, new trees, and new gates and signage at the entrances. A sculpture celebrating nature went in at the end.
What you get on the ground is a pond with a dipping platform, a community orchard, a wildflower meadow, a bog garden and woodland glades, with bat and bird boxes and information lecterns along the way. There is no playground, no cafe and no published car park, so bring a net and leave the scooter at home.
Know before you go
- Take a net and a jam jar. The dipping platform is the single best thing here and it costs nothing.
- No car park is listed for the site. Most people walk in off Paradise Lane, so work out where the car goes before driving over from outside Leyland.
- The paths were resurfaced in June 2026, so it is far better underfoot than older reviews suggest. Wellies after heavy rain are still not a bad shout.
Worth knowing: No play equipment. This is pond dipping and a woodland walk.
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