About Barlow Wood, a woodland area in Greater Manchester

Barlow Wood is a 4.57 hectare, woodland area in Greater Manchester, managed by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

Barlow Wood Map

Barlow Wood Map

Mammals found near Barlow Wood Woodland

There have been 40 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Barlow Wood.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

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Birds found near Barlow Wood Woodland

There have been 188 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Barlow Wood.

(Delichon urbicum subsp. urbicum)
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
(Troglodytes troglodytes subsp. indigenus)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Map of Barlow Wood