Mist on the Crompton Lodges by munki-boy
Crompton Lodges
The Crompton Lodges we see today are formed from several smaller mill ponds from the industrial revolution and constructed in the 19th Century to provide water to the Farnworth Paper Mill which once stood on the grassland bedside the play area in the park.
Despite a bit of ironwork here and there the ponds now look like they might have been part of an old stately home’s garden, complete with swans and waterlillies. Crompton Lodges provide a home for great numbers of wildfowl and the old banks - now good tarmac paths provide an excellent viewing from all sides.
Created: 25 October 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Crompton Lodges Details
Crompton Lodges is a very small freshwater lake in Greater Manchester, situated at an altitude of around 57 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Crompton Lodges is approximately 0.678 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 57 m
- Shoreline: 0.678 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Crompton Lodges
Local History around Crompton Lodges
There are some historic monuments around including:
Canal tunnel entrances and wharfNew Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley HospitalRingley Old BridgeLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist ChurchWardley Hall moated site, WorsleyAffetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse InnAstley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear.Wildlife in and around Crompton Lodges
Crompton Lodges Birds
There are 85 species of birds recorded as found near Crompton Lodges.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
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