Rivington Village by munki-boy

Rivington

The County Parish of Rivington is quite large and contains the village, most of the “three lakes”, the pike and parts of Winter Hill as far as the River Douglas near Horwich. There’s plenty to explore here.

Created: 27  November  2016  Edited: 29  November  2023

Rivington Pike

Rivington

Rivington LiDAR Map

A LiDAR Map showing the area around Rivington

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Shopping in Rivington

Walks in Rivington

Things to do in Rivington

    Wildlife in and Around Rivington

    Mammals found in Rivington

    There have been 38 species of mammals recorded in the rivington area.

    (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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    Birds found in Rivington

    There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the rivington area.

    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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    Fish found in Rivington

    There have been 20 species of fish recorded in the rivington area.

    Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
    Bream (Abramis brama)
    Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
    Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
    Catfish (Silurus glanis)
    Barbel (Barbus barbus)
    Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
    Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
    Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
    Chub (Squalius cephalus)

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    Rivington Village map

    Rivington UK Map