Noon Hill

Area of the West Pennine Moors in North West England. At its summit is a Bronze Age burial mound.

Carrington Moss

Large area of peat bog near Carrington in Greater Manchester, England. Originally an area of grouse moorland, it was reclaimed in the latter half of the 19th century for farming and the disposal of Manchester’s waste.

Pennington Flash

Lake formed by mining subsidence in Leigh, Greater Manchester, the largest body of open water in Wigan.

Chat Moss


Large area of peat bog that makes up 30 per cent of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England.

Astley and Bedford Mosses


Areas of peat bog south of the Bridgewater Canal and north of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Astley and Bedford, Leigh, England.