Milnrow Memorial Park was created in 1952 and was built on the site of Cliffe House. The purchase price was £300 and the stipulation was that the land was to be used as public pleasure and recreation grounds.
Friends of Milnrow Memorial Park
If you would like to become a volunteer member of Friends of Milnrow Memorial Park or for further information, please call the park warden on 07976 059550.
Wildlife, flora and fauna at Milnrow Memorial Park
Milnrow Memorial Park attracts a wide variety of wildlife both birds insects and small mammals. This is enhanced by the woodland, which acts as a wildlife oasis with its mature trees providing natural homes for birds and mammals. Nesting and roosting sites are being further enhanced by the inclusion of bird and bat boxes.
Nesting birds recorded in recent years include carrion crows, magpies, wood pigeons, blackbirds, mistle thrush, song thrush, robins, wagtails, tree creepers, nuthatches, starlings, bluetits and members of the finch family.
Close proximity to open farmland to the rear of the park attracts numerous animals and birds. Mammals including badgers, foxes, rabbits, hares, weasels, stoats, hedgehogs, grey squirrels, mice and voles are regularly seen and bats can be seen feeding in the tree canopy during the early evening.
Address:
115 Newhey Road,, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JF
Umbrella org:
Rochdale Borough Council
Telephone:
0300 303 8884 or 07976 059550