Prestwich by munki-boy
Prestwich
Created: 21 July 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Prestwich
Shopping in Prestwich
Tesco Pinfold Drive, Besses o' th' Barn
Tesco supermarket
M&S Foodhall 462, Bury New Road
M&S Foodhall supermarket
North Manchester Joinery 31, Poppythorn Lane
North Manchester Joinery supermarket
Aldi Bury New Road, Kirkhams
Aldi supermarket
Kubus Market Richmond Avenue, Sedgley Park
Kubus Market supermarket
Local History around Prestwich
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining wallsMedieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish churchRemains of eastern wall of the Roman fortRadcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in RadcliffeRingley Old BridgeThe Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral.Wildlife in and Around Prestwich
Mammals found in Prestwich
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the prestwich area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Prestwich
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the prestwich area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
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Fish found in Prestwich
There have been 18 species of fish recorded in the prestwich area.
| (Rhodeus sericeus) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
