Botany Bay Wood

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Botany Bay Wood on nearby Chat Moss is the largest woodland in Greater Manchester and the largest heronry in the North West of England. Herons can often be spotted along the canal. Workmen christened the remote area Botany Bay as it felt as if they were exiled to the Australian prison colony.

Bridgewater Canal, Worsley, United Kingdom where it was