One time breeding bird on the moss-land habitat within our recording area, sadly now due to peat extraction the bird is rarely seen.
Birding Sites
The area has the following sites that are good for birding. Each link leads to a description of the site, includes a map of the locality, species you might find at each site and other information.
Pennington Flash Country Park (click)
On the map provided the entrance to the park is circled in red,
with the park and flash to the north. This site is easily
accessible, lying just minutes from the A580.
Wigan
Flashes (click)
A large area of ex-industrial land covering 260 hectares and
containing several water bodies...
Astley Moss
(click)
The area south of the East Lancashire Road (A580) from Worsley to
Glazebury, and including Cadishead and Irlam, is locally, often
referred to as "The Moss"...
Hope Carr
Nature Reserve (click)
Initially an excellent project which seems to have now been put
on the back burner! A site for ducks, waders, grebes, warblers
etc, but sadly the lack of habitat maintenance on site is now
seriously affecting the variety of species it once attracted.
"Still worth a visit though."
Maps provided by multimap.com.
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Nightjar
One time breeding bird on the moss-land habitat within our recording area, sadly now due to peat extraction the bird is rarely seen. |
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