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Leighton Moss
Leighton Moss is a RSPB nature reserve near Warton Crag. Leighton Moss is based around the largest reed bed in northwest England. It’s diverse habitats include reeds, woodland and limestone grassland. The nearby shores of Morecambe Bay have extensive areas of mudflats, coastal marsh and saltwater lagoons.
Leighton Moss is in Arnside & Silverdale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Leighton Moss Details
Leighton Moss is a small freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 6 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Leighton Moss is approximately 2.3 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 6 m
- Shoreline: 2.3 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Leighton Moss Details
Leighton Moss is a nature reserve managed by RSPB.
Leighton Moss
Local History around Leighton Moss
There are some historic monuments around including:
Hazelslack TowerBeetham Hall (curtain wall and uninhabited portion)Stone circle on Summerhouse HillRound cairn on Summerhouse HillBadger Hole, Warton CragWarton Crag small multivallate hillfortWarton Old RectoryCappleside Hall medieval lordly residence 600m north east of Beetham HouseArnside TowerRingwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam TowerDog Holes Cave.Wildlife in and around Leighton Moss
Leighton Moss Mammals
There are 30 species of mammals recorded as found near Leighton Moss.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
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Leighton Moss Birds
There are 257 species of birds recorded as found near Leighton Moss.
| (Anas crecca subsp. crecca) |
| (Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
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