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Chorlton Water Park
Gravel pits converted to a country park and nature reserve around a central pond.
The central lake of Chorlton Water Park was formed from an flooded gravel pit that was dug here on what was previously farmland in the 1970s. The Mersey Valley Warden Service has been managing the park since 1978 and it is now recognised as a Local Nature Reserve, a Green Flag Park and a site of biological importance.
Created: 18 December 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Chorlton Water Park Details
Chorlton Water Park is a very small freshwater lake in Greater Manchester, situated at an altitude of around 24 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Chorlton Water Park is approximately 1.24 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 24 m
- Shoreline: 1.24 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Chorlton Water Park LNR Details
Chorlton Water Park LNR is a nature reserve managed by Manchester City Council and Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service.
Chorlton Water Park LNR is a great place to visit for Reclaimed farmland with woods, a pond-dipping platform and a play area. and fishing in a gravel pit.
Chorlton Water Park Information
Chorlton Water Park Address
74 Maitland Ave, Manchester
M21 7WH
Website: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/89200/chorlton_water_park
Get directionsChorlton Water Park Woodland
Chorlton Water Park is a 8.92 hectare, woodland area in Greater Manchester, managed by Manchester City Council.Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) Details
Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)
Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) is a river in Cheshire
Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) takes in water from an area around 54.524 km2 in size and is part of the Bollin Dean Mersey Upper catchment area.
Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) is 34.992 km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Chorlton Brook (Princess Parkway to Mersey)
Chorlton Brook (Princess Parkway to Mersey) is a river in Cheshire
Chorlton Brook (Princess Parkway to Mersey) takes in water from an area around 11.644 km2 in size and is part of the Bollin Dean Mersey Upper catchment area.
Chorlton Brook (Princess Parkway to Mersey) is 4.792 km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Local History around Chorlton Water Park
There are some historic monuments around including:
The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester CathedralPeel Hall moated siteSection of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt HallRemains of eastern wall of the Roman fort.Wildlife in and around Chorlton Water Park
Chorlton Water Park Mammals
There are 33 species of mammals recorded as found near Chorlton Water Park.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
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Chorlton Water Park Birds
There are 182 species of birds recorded as found near Chorlton Water Park.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
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