The Hall Wood by munki-boy
Rivington Hall Wood
An area of woodland and former parkland of Rivington Hall and Lever Park.
A very popular walking area around Rivington Hall and the barns and a good starting point for a hike up the hill.
Created: 5 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Bluebells in The Hall Wood
Rivington Hall Wood
Rivington Hall Wood Woodland
Rivington Hall Wood is a 2.59442 hectare, woodland area in Greater Manchester.Rivington Hall Wood LiDAR Map
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Local History around Rivington Hall Wood
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke MoorRound cairn on Winter HillHeadless Cross, GrimefordGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallRound cairn 280m west of Old Harpers FarmPike Stones chambered long cairnHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseRound cairn on Noon HillThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchBretters Farm moated site and two fishponds.Wildlife in and around Rivington Hall Wood
Rivington Hall Wood Mammals
There are 38 species of mammals recorded as found near Rivington Hall Wood.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Rivington Hall Wood Birds
There are 50 species of birds recorded as found near Rivington Hall Wood.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
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