Welcome to Burnley’s official website for all the volunteer Friends of Parks groups. Here you will find all the information you need regarding the volunteer activities, events and find out how you can get involved in parks and greenspaces in your area.
Currently we have 6 Green Flag parks all with active volunteer groups who are the voice of the community and work with Burnley Borough Council to preserve and enhance Burnley’s Parks.
We’ll be adding content as we go, for now, you’ll find the most content under the Friends of Towneley Park.
What an exciting race
What a debut it was for the Towneley Park Duck Race!
We couldn’t quite believe the response to the brand new Duck Race at this years event. It was fantastic to see so many people getting involved!
A huge thank you to everyone who bought a duck and took part. Thanks to your support, over £1,000 was raised for Friends of Towneley Park and the Ribble Rivers Trust, meaning that every penny will go back into supporting two fantastic organisations doing amazing work for our outdoor spaces, wildlife and nature
All prize winners have now been contacted, but for anyone looking for the winning numbers, they can be found below
1st 197A
2nd 240
3rd 416
4th 476
Spot prizes 430 and 6
Last Place 401
A huge thank you to the team at Padiham Town Hall Duck Race for lending us the ducks, sharing their expertise and helping make the event such a success. It may not have been the ducks first race, but it was ours, and we couldn’t have done it without their support!
As part of the Burnley Nature Festival 2026 the Friends of Towneley Park, with support from the Ribble Rivers Trust, are bringing a Duck Race to Towneley Park! Taking place in the River read more >
Dragons Summer Trail
If you want something to do in the park over the weekend we still have our ‘Dragons’ Summer Trail’ available. Sheets are £1 from the Hall shop; open 12:00 until 4:30, profits go read more >
