Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve by Locksmith Rochdale
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
The Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve is managed by a partnership between Wigan Council and The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside as part of a wider initiative called Greenheart.
Greenheart is an area at the centre of the Wigan Borough - the heart of Wigan - and it includes a range of Wigan’s most accessible and well-kept green spaces for you to use and enjoy. From parks to takes to woodlands there is something for everyone and lots of exciting opportunities to lead healthier and greener lives.
Created: 27 February 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve Details
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
Local History around Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
There are some historic monuments around including:
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganCastle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrowCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishGidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington HallCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishWinstanley moated site and five fishpondsThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building.Wildlife in and around Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve Mammals
There are 6 species of mammals recorded as found near Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
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Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve Birds
There are 129 species of birds recorded as found near Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
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