Big Lodge Water at Yarrow Valley Country Park by munki-boy
Big Lodge Water
Big Lodge or Big Lodge Water is a former mill pond and is now part of the Yarrow Valley Country Park.
An easy path goes around the perimeter with benches to observe the wildlife on the lodge.
Created: 10 October 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Big Lodge Water Details
Big Lodge Water is a lake in Lancashire
Big Lodge Water
Local History around Big Lodge Water
There are some historic monuments around including:
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishBradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channelsBretters Farm moated site and two fishpondsCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishThe Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's ChurchCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, StandishMoated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallMoated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels.Where to Eat in big-lodge-water
Wildlife in and around Big Lodge Water
Big Lodge Water Birds
There are 50 species of birds recorded as found near Big Lodge Water.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
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