Red Moss
Red Moss is a mossland in Greater Manchester, located south of Horwich and east of Blackrod. This is a national Site of Special Scientific Interest in the United Kingdom, due to its biodiversity and undisturbed character.- Type: Wetland
- Description: wetland mossland in Greater Manchester, England
- Also known as: “Red Moss SSSI” and “Red Moss, Greater Manchester”
Places of Interest
Highlights include University of Bolton Stadium and Blackrod railway station.
University of Bolton Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Mark Hammond, CC BY 2.0.
The Toughsheet Community Stadium is a football stadium in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, with an all-seated capacity of 28,723.
Blackrod railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paypwip, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station.
Horwich Parkway railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paypwip, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horwich and Westhoughton.
Horwich
Town
Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
Westhoughton
Town
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in the North-West of England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre. It celebrates its industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton, and railways.
Hindley
Town
Photo: Jhamez84, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is three miles east of Wigan and covers an area of 2,580 acres.
Red Moss
- Category: body of water
- Location: Blackrod, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5865° or 53° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.5514° or 2° 33′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C5VHCPX+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 238457886OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandWikidata ID
Q7304620
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