Radcliffe by munki-boy
Radcliffe
Created: 18 August 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Radcliffe
Irwell (Roch to Croal) Details
Irwell (Roch to Croal)
Irwell (Roch to Croal) is a river in Greater Manchester
Irwell (Roch to Croal) takes in water from an area around 20.107 km2 in size and is part of the Croal Irwell catchment area.
Irwell (Roch to Croal) is 7.771 km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Shopping in Radcliffe
The Co-operative Food Back Parkhills Road South, Fishpool
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Lidl Dale Street, Outwood Gate
Lidl supermarket
Asda Pilkington Way, Outwood Gate
Asda supermarket
Local History around Radcliffe
There are some historic monuments around including:
Wardley Hall moated site, WorsleyRadcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in RadcliffeLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist ChurchMedieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish churchPromontory fort called Castlesteads on the east bank of the Irwell 550m SSE of Banks FarmAffetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse InnCanal tunnel entrances and wharfRingley Old Bridge.Lakes near Radcliffe
Wildlife in and Around Radcliffe
Mammals found in Radcliffe
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the radcliffe 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 Radcliffe
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the radcliffe area.
| (Anas platyrhynchos subsp. platyrhynchos) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
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Fish found in Radcliffe
There have been 23 species of fish recorded in the radcliffe area.
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Catfish (Silurus glanis) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
