Anglezarke Reservoir by munki-boy
Anglezarke Reservoir
The largest of the ‘Three Lakes’, sited below the Anglezarke moorlands.
Created: 1 August 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
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Anglezarke Reservoir Overflow Cascade
Boulders Below Spen Cob on the East side of Anglezarke Reservoir
Anglezarke Reservoir Details
Anglezarke Reservoir is a large freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 141 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Anglezarke Reservoir is approximately 6.922 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 141 m
- Shoreline: 6.922 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Anglezarke Reservoir
Local History around Anglezarke Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishPike Stones chambered long cairnBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorMoated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channelsThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchRound cairn on Noon HillHeadless Cross, Grimeford.Wildlife in and around Anglezarke Reservoir
Anglezarke Reservoir Birds
There are 182 species of birds recorded as found near Anglezarke Reservoir.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
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