Blackleach Country Park by munki-boy
Blackleach Country Park
An attractive little country park in Walkden, neat and tidy with good wildlife and easy paths.
Created: 18 June 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Yellow Flag Iris at Blackleach Country Park in Walkden
Paths in Blackleach Country Park
Blackleach Country Park Information
Blackleach Country Park Address
John St, Worsley, Walkden M28 3TD, UK
M28 3TD
Website: http://www.salford.gov.uk/blackleach.htm
Get directionsBlackleach Country Park Woodland
Blackleach Country Park is a 22.8 hectare, woodland area in Greater Manchester, managed by Salford Metropolitan Borough Council.Local History around Blackleach Country Park
There are some historic monuments around including:
Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgearWardley Hall moated site, WorsleyBridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining wallsMorley's Hall moated siteLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist ChurchRingley Old BridgeNew Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley HospitalCanal tunnel entrances and wharf.Where to Eat in blackleach-country-park
Wildlife in and around Blackleach Country Park
Blackleach Country Park Mammals
There are 33 species of mammals recorded as found near Blackleach Country Park.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Blackleach Country Park Birds
There are 193 species of birds recorded as found near Blackleach Country Park.
| (Anas platyrhynchos subsp. platyrhynchos) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
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