Spen Wood by munki-boy
Spen Wood
A broadleaved woodland area around Spen Cob on the above Anglezarke Reservoir.
Created: 1 August 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Spen Wood
Spen Wood Woodland
Spen Wood is a 17.84 hectare, woodland area in Lancashire.Local History around Spen Wood
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganHeadless Cross, GrimefordBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsPike Stones chambered long cairnRound cairn on Winter HillRound cairn on Noon HillRound Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor.Wildlife in and around Spen Wood
Spen Wood Birds
There are 181 species of birds recorded as found near Spen Wood.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
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