Old Warke Dam by munki-boy
Old Warke Dam
The 1st Earl of Ellesmere constructed Old Warke Dam as a private boating and fishing lake in the nineteenth century.
The existing dam is the third to be built at this location, the earlier dams being sited east of the Delph, and which were used to supply power to the mill to grind corn and to power other industrial machinery.
Old Warke Dam now forms part of a local nature reserve and is a site of special biological interest (Wet Woodland).
Created: 27 December 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Old Warke Dam Details
Old Warke Dam is a very small freshwater lake in Greater Manchester, situated at an altitude of around 42 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Old Warke Dam is approximately 0.73 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 42 m
- Shoreline: 0.73 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Worsley Woods LNR Details
Worsley Woods LNR is a nature reserve managed by Salford City Council.
Old Warke Dam
Old Warke Dam LiDAR Map
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Local History around Old Warke Dam
There are some historic monuments around including:
Canal tunnel entrances and wharfRingley Old BridgeRadcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in RadcliffeLime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist ChurchWardley Hall moated site, WorsleyBridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls.Wildlife in and around Old Warke Dam
Old Warke Dam Birds
There are 86 species of birds recorded as found near Old Warke Dam.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
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