Longworth Clough by munki-boy
Longworth Clough
A wooded valley along the Belmont or Eagley Brook that is designated as the Longworth Clough Nature Reserve.
The reserve is vary varied and includes dense, wet woodlands in the valley, open, grassy areas, mature oak woodland and open moorland. Longworth Clough has an industrial past with the remains of old mill buildings and associated structures.
The Eagley Brook flows down through Longworth Clough where Dippers and Kingfisher are often seen.
Created: 27 November 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
West Pennine Moors SSSI Details
Type: SSSI
Longworth Clough Nature Reserve Details
Longworth Clough Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
Longworth Clough
Eagley Brook Details
Eagley Brook
Eagley Brook is a river in Greater Manchester
Eagley Brook takes in water from an area around 31.536 km2 in size and is part of the Croal Irwell catchment area.
Eagley Brook is 11.848 km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Longworth Clough LiDAR Map
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Local History around Longworth Clough
There are some historic monuments around including:
Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower HouseStone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham CloseRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers FarmSteam tramway reversing triangleRound cairn on Winter Hill.Wildlife in and around Longworth Clough
Longworth Clough Mammals
There are 17 species of mammals recorded as found near Longworth Clough.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
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Longworth Clough Birds
There are 105 species of birds recorded as found near Longworth Clough.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
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