2019

SD7705 : Outwood Forest Park

taken 5 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England

Outwood Forest Park
Outwood Forest Park
The site of the former Outwood colliery consisted of 13 hectares of derelict land, collapsed buildings, spoil heaps, contaminated land and a number of uncapped mineshafts. Ownership of the site was transferred from British Coal Property to Bury Council in October 1997 with a view to reclaiming the land for public open space as part of the wider Outwood Forest Park project.

The reclaimed land now provides a main gateway into the 80-hectare Outwood Forest Park and has a car park and footpaths; 25,000 trees have been planted. The park links with the Outwood Trail, the Irwell Sculpture Trail and the National Cycle Route and can accessed from Radcliffe by the recently restored Outwood Viaduct or from Ringley Road West at Outwood.

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SD7705, 59 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 25 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 April, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 777 059 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:32.9931N 2:20.2463W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 777 059
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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