The Natural Environment

Wennington is a predominantly rural, sparsely populated area situated in the north east of the City of Lancaster District in Lancashire, very close to the border with North Yorkshire.

Wennington is bordered by the River Wenning in the south, the River Greta in the north and the Yorkshire border to the east. Both rivers are tributaries of the River Lune.

The majority of residents live in and around the centre of the village of Wennington on the River Wenning with the remainder of the population living in outlying houses and farms.

Landscape

The topography of Wennington is variable and the bulk of the grassland is used for animal pasture. The fields are generally divided by hedgerows, some of them species-rich. There are broad-leaved and mixed woodlands, some registered as ancient woodland.

There are 7 Biological Heritage sites within Wennington, these are:

  1. The River Greta

  2. Greta Wood and Windy Bank Wood

  3. Standra Wood

  4. Moss House and Shaw woods

  5. Old Wennington Mire

  6. Gill Wood

  7. Bull Bank Meadow

Wennington from above Wennington Hall

Wennington is located in the Lune Valley and nestles within gently rolling hills known as drumlins

Ingleborough

This picture was taken from the track between Spout Lane and Back Lane

Sunrise in Wennington

Wennington sees some fantastic sunrises and sunsets.

Flora & Fauna

The varied topography, river valleys, hedgerows and woodland areas contribute to Wennington's species rich and attractive landscape.

Native Hedgerow

This picture (taken on Spout Lane), is typical of hedgerows in Wennington.

Moss Wood

There numerous small areas of woodland within Wennington. This picture of Moss Wood was taken from Spout Lane

Wild Flower Meadow

A number of the fields in Wennington are grown as wild flower meadows which are then cut in late summer/early autumn

Wildlife

There is a diverse range of wildlife within the Wennington area, a number of which are protected species, these include:

  1. Otter

  2. Barn Owl

  3. Kingfisher

  4. Common Pipistrelle Bats

  5. Brown Long-Eared Bats

  6. Noctule Bats

Stoat

Stoats can often be seen in area. This cheeky little Stoat was playing, along with its siblings, in a small holly tree in a Wennington garden.

Great Crested Newt

Although not often seen in the village. This Great Crested Newt had ventured up the tarmac driveway in Wennington.

Common Toad

This small common toad was found hiding among the onions in a vegetable plot.

To access further information about the geographic and natural environment of Wennington and surrounding areas please visit the MAGIC website. This website provides geographic information about the natural environment from across government. The information covers rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain. It is presented in an interactive map which can be explored using various mapping tools that are included. Users do not require specialist software and can access maps using a standard web browser. To access the website please click here.