Lower Black Moss Reservoir by munki-boy
Lower Black Moss Reservoir
A reservoir built in 1903 to serve the people of Nelson and Barley.
Lower Black Moss Reservoir is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 6 January 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Lower Black Moss Reservoir Details
Lower Black Moss Reservoir is a very small freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 245 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Lower Black Moss Reservoir is approximately 1.048 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 245 m
- Shoreline: 1.048 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Lower Black Moss Reservoir
Local History around Lower Black Moss Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of HollinsHigherford Old BridgeTwiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston MillBomber Camp Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosureDownham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield FarmIghtenhill Manor (site of)Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks.Wildlife in and around Lower Black Moss Reservoir
Lower Black Moss Reservoir Birds
There are 159 species of birds recorded as found near Lower Black Moss Reservoir.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
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