Walkden by munki-boy
Walkden
Created: 18 June 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Yellow Flag Iris at Blackleach Country Park in Walkden
Blackleach Reservoir Walkden
Walkden
Shopping in Walkden
Ellesmere Centre High Street, Walkden
Ellesmere Centre mall
Local History around Walkden
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining wallsLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist ChurchAstley Green Colliery: engine house and headgearCanal tunnel entrances and wharfMorley's Hall moated siteNew Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley HospitalRingley Old BridgeWardley Hall moated site, Worsley.Lakes near Walkden
Wildlife in and Around Walkden
Mammals found in Walkden
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the walkden 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 Walkden
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the walkden area.
| (Anas platyrhynchos subsp. platyrhynchos) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
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Fish found in Walkden
There have been 25 species of fish recorded in the walkden area.
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Catfish (Silurus glanis) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
