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MANCHESTER BIRDING SITE RECORDING GROUPS |
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AUDENSHAW ORNITHOLOGY
GROUP
(Audenshaw and Gorton Reservoirs)
Contact: Roy Travis, 188 Smallshaw Lane, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8RA. Tel. 0161 330 2607. Email: roy.travis188@tiscali.co.uk
BLACKLEACH RESERVOIR
Contact: Warden, Visitor Centre, off Hill Top Road, Walkden. Tel. 0161 790 7746
COTTERILL CLOUGH SSSI
(restricted access)
Contact: Selwyn Forster, 35 Biddall Drive, Baguley, Manchester M23 1PE. Tel. 0161 374 6376
ELTON BIRD RECORDING GROUP
(Elton and Withins Reservoirs and environs)
Contact: Peter Baron, 17 Elton Brook Close, Bury BL8 2SN. Tel. 0161 761 6531. Email: peterbaron@supanet.com
HEATON PARK RESERVOIR
Contact: Pete Berry, 145 Higher Green Lane, Astley M29 7JA. Tel. 01942 870810.
Permit required, no access otherwise, click here for 'Permits for Heaton Park and Audenshaw Reservoirs'. There are locked gates and hide, openable with a key supplied with the permit. The bird sightings log in the hide should be filled in by all visitors.
HOPE CARR RESERVE
Contact: Ian McKerchar, 42 Green Avenue, Astley M29 7EH. Tel. 01942 701758. Email: ian@mckerchar1.freeserve.co.uk
MEDLOCK VALLEY, CASTLESHAW RESERVOIRS, DOVESTONES, STRINESDALE
Oldham Countryside Service c/o K. Butterworth, Strinesdale Visitor Centre, Old Waterworks, Holgate Street, off Culvert Street, Waterhead, Oldham OL4 2JJ. Tel. 0161 620 8202. Email: Kath.Butterworth@care4free.net
MERSEY VALLEY
CHORLTON WATER PARK, Maitland Avenue, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 7WH. Tel. 0161 881 5639. Warden: Pete Hines. Pete's line manager, also based at Chorlton Water Park, is Richard Salisbury (Nature Reserves Officer) at the above address, email: r.salisbury@manchester.gov.uk
SALE WATER PARK, Visitor Centre, Rifle Road, Sale M33 2LX. Tel. 0161 905 1100. Liz Sazby is the Information Warden based here and her email is: l.saxby@manchester.gov.uk
NOTE
It will be generally more efficient to direct any queries or bird news from either site to this website's forum, although it may be possible to contact Pete via either Liz or Richard.
PIETHORNE VALLEY
Contact: Anne Symonds, Rangers Office, Waterworks Road, New Hey Road, Rochdale OL16 5BQ. Tel. 01706 881049
PENNINGTON FLASH
Wigan Ranger Service, Pennington Flash, St. Helens Road, Leigh WN7 3PA. Tel. 01942 605253
Visitor centre has toilets and recent bird sightings board (updated regularly). I would ask all birders to send their sightings from Pennington directly to either the County Bird Recorder or to the Leigh Ornithological Society (as well as reporting them to the site rangers), as many valuable records from this site are going unrecorded.
SHELL POOL RESERVE
(permit required: £20 p.a.)
Contact: Chris Neild. Tel. 0161 436 7551.
There are afew permit still available for this site, any birder interested should contact Chris any evening. They also welcome small groups/parties for guided visits.
WIGAN FLASHES
Mark Champion (Lancashire Wildlife Trust Senior Project Officer), Clifton Street Community Centre, Clifton Street, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan WN3 5HN. Tel. 01942 233976, mobile: 07710 444047. Email: wiganflashes@lancswt.org.uk
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