Bradford Bridge over the Ribble at West Bradford by munki-boy
West Bradford
West Bradford is a small, traditional looking village beside the River Ribble in Lancashire.
The river here is wide and shallow when not in flood and has several places where old stepping stones used as river crossings can be seen.
There are two road bridges on either side of the village, to the west being of an authentic looking stone construction, however Bradford Bridge is early 20th Century and replaces a much older wooden footbridge. Heavier traffic used an old ford just upstream. The road bridge to the East, near Grindleton is modern but is on the site of an older stone bridge.
West Bradford is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 11 October 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
West Bradford
Local History around West Bradford
There are some historic monuments around including:
The Old Lower Hodder BridgeBellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman FarmClitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castleBowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat HouseEadsford (or Edisford) BridgeMoated site 50m NE of Holden Green Farm.Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat HouseAshnott lead mine and lime kiln.Wildlife in and Around West Bradford
Mammals found in West Bradford
There have been 35 species of mammals recorded in the west-bradford 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 West Bradford
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the west-bradford 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) |
