Crooke by munki-boy
Crooke
A small village with a marina on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Shevington.
There is an old mine cart and small section of track on display beside the canal marking the area where coal was once brought for loading onto canal barges.
Created: 28 March 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Crooke
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan to Liverpool
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan to Liverpool is a canal in Lancashire
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan to Liverpoolis part of Cumbria and Lancashire Canals and SWT.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan to Liverpool is 67.943 km long and is artificial and not a natural waterway.
Shopping in Crooke
Lidl Woodhouse Lane, Crooke
Lidl supermarket
Local History around Crooke
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near WiganUp Holland Benedictine prioryCross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish HallHaigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park HouseMabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School buildingBoar's Den bowl barrowCross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, StandishWinstanley moated site and five fishpondsMarket cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, StandishCross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish.Where to Eat in crooke
Wildlife in and Around Crooke
Mammals found in Crooke
There have been 36 species of mammals recorded in the crooke area.
| 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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Birds found in Crooke
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the crooke area.
| Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
