This LNR is a mixture of a reclaimed landfill site; an allotment; a relic apple orchard; a watercress farm; a typha swamp and a woodland. There are 7 grassland areas that have been developed on the landfill sites. There are 3 permanent ponds and a number of temporary ponds. Throslock Wood at the eastern end of the Reserve is a Biological Heritage Site which is made up of mature, native non-plantation woodland.
Last modified:
Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 11:19
Size:
26.00hectares
Species total:
681
Ranking breakdown
Breakdown of species counts by category
Lichens:
12
Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms:
75
Vascular Plants:
270
Arachnids:
42
Springtails, proturans and 2-tailed bristletails:
3
Insects: Odonata:
18
Insects: hemipteroids:
15
Insects: Hymenoptera:
12
Insects: Coleoptera:
28
Insects: Diptera:
11
Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies:
18
Insects: Lepidoptera: moths:
84
Insects: remaining small orders:
4
Amphibians:
3
Birds:
78
Mammals:
8
Comments
Notable species
1. Agnocoris reclairei (Bug-Hemiptera) (1st Lancashire record 2015)
2. Microleptes rectangulus (Hymenoptera - Ichneumon wasp) (3rd national record 2015)
3. Megaselia nigiceps (Diptera - Scuttle Fly) (1st Lancashire record 2015)
4. Opilio canestrinii (Arachnida - Harvestman) - (2nd Lancashire record 2011)