Burrs Country Park

It was acquired by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (Bury MBC) in 1986 and transformed from a derelict industrial site into a modern country park. The park covers an area once housing the mill complex of the Burr and Higher Woodhill cotton mills. The old mill remains were in the main removed from the site with certain features of interest left in situ; these include the Burrs Mill chimney, the mill floor and water wheel pit.

The park contains the feeder canal for Elton Reservoir, which is the source of water for the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. The site is on the Irwell Sculpture Trail and has three sculptures: "Waterwheel" by David Kemp, "Stone Cycle" by Julie Edwards and "Picnic Area" by David Fryer. The site is also home to the Bury Agricultural Society Show Ground, which moved here in 2001 following the loss of the Bury Show Ground. Bury MBC have a limited Countryside Warden service office located in a mill old cottage on Stock Street. It has been awarded Green Flag accreditation for 2007/08. and a Much Loved award as part of Fields in Trust's UK's Best Park competition.