Rake Brook Reservoir by munki-boy
Rake Brook Reservoir
Rake Brook Reservoir was constructed along with nearby Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir in the 1850s by Liverpool Water Works and is now part of United Utilities Roddlesworth Reservoirs.
There is good public access on the tarmac road beside the North shore of Rake Brook Reservoir with walking paths leading off around to Lower Roddlesworth but access is not easy on the other sides, the main road intersecting the reservoir at its southernmost point.
Although Rake Brook Reservoir is part of the chain of three reservoirs following the old course of the River Roddlesworth; as the name hints, Rake Brook Reservoir also takes in water from Rake Brook which rises on Cold Within Hill to the West.
Created: 14 May 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Rake Brook Reservoir Details
Rake Brook Reservoir is a very small freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 164 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Rake Brook Reservoir is approximately 1.315 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 164 m
- Shoreline: 1.315 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Rake Brook Reservoir
Walks in Rake Brook Reservoir
Local History around Rake Brook Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn on Winter HillRound cairn on Noon HillPleasington alum worksRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorPike Stones chambered long cairnPart of Witton Old Hall medieval lordly residence 340m north east of Feniscliffe Bridge.Wildlife in and around Rake Brook Reservoir
Rake Brook Reservoir Birds
There are 159 species of birds recorded as found near Rake Brook Reservoir.
| American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
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