Ochre Flash by Locksmith Rochdale
Ochre Flash
Part of the Wigan Flashes Nature Reserve
Created: 27 February 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ochre Flash
Local History around Ochre Flash
There are some historic monuments around including:
Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrowMarket cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishWinstanley moated site and five fishpondsCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School buildingHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall.Wildlife in and around Ochre Flash
Ochre Flash Birds
There are 117 species of birds recorded as found near Ochre Flash.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Tap here for more wildlife found near Ochre Flash lake
