Grindleton by munki-boy
Grindleton
A small village beside a bridge over the River Ribble in Lancashire.
Grindleton is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 11 October 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Bridge over the River Ribble at Grindleton
Grindleton
Local History around Grindleton
There are some historic monuments around including:
Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castleSawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworksMoated site 50m NE of Holden Green Farm.Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield FarmBellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman FarmEadsford (or Edisford) Bridge.Wildlife in and Around Grindleton
Mammals found in Grindleton
There have been 35 species of mammals recorded in the grindleton area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
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Birds found in Grindleton
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the grindleton area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
