Yarrow Valley Country Park
Chorley's increasingly popular Yarrow Valley Country Park is a 700-acre facility, run by Chorley Borough Council and including a visitor centre built using Heritage Lottery funds.
***Please note the visitor centre and toilets will be closed between 9.30am and 11.30am on Tuesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 10***
It was recently awarded Green Flag status for the second year in a row.
If you need directions to find us 
click here.
Yarrow Valley Country Park events
Click here to see what's on at Yarrow Valley. Don't forget to keep your eye on our noticeboard for the latest news.
Help us with our wildlife diary
We've re-launched our wildlife diary for 2008. Click here to see what people have spotted and to send us details of your sightings.
Would you like to volunteer?
We are always on the look out for volunteers - find out more here.
History
Yarrow Valley was created by redeveloping the once industrial Birkacre area into a country park and haven for wildlife. It attracts thousands of visitors each year, including community and sporting groups such as the Wigan and District Anglers Association, Euxton Canoe Club, Friends of the River Yarrow and Chorley and District Natural History Society.
The Visitor Centre provides a focus for a year-round events programme which includes exhibitions, walks and talks, conservation days, children's activities and family fun days, while the community classroom is available to schools as part of the Council's determination to introduce youngsters to the delights of the countryside.
Paul Todd, Green Flag Award manager at the Civic Trust, said: "Good green spaces increase the quality of life for people. Everyone involved should be extremely proud of their hard work and should fly the flag with pride."
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A POPULAR Chorley country park is now flying the prestigious Green Flag it was awarded earlier this year after being named among the best open spaces in the country.
- Yarrow Valley Continues to Make Visitors Smile
Yarrow Valley Country Park is continuing to make 'Chorley Smile' with the majority of visitors rating it as excellent in a new user survey.
Downloads:
- Visitor Centre directions
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- Yarrow Valley - nature trail
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- Yarrow Valley - history trail
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