Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve
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| Buckpool and Fens Pool | |
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 Middle Pool - one of the large pools inside the local nature reserve | |
 Interactive map of Buckpool and Fens Pool | |
| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Pensnett, England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′31″N 2°07′48″W / 52.492°N 2.130°W |
| Created | 1993 |
| Operated by | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Pensnett area of the West Midlands. The largest area of open water in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, it contains both large and small ponds, one end of the Stourbridge Canal, streams and grassy areas. It was created in 1993.
The area was once part of Pensnett Chase, a medieval hunting ground of the Barons of Dudley. Like most of the rest of the chase, it was gradually turned to industrial use, including coal mining, clay extraction and a brickworks.[1] Part of the Earl of Dudley's private railways ran across the area. The collieries and clay pits closed in the early 20th century but the brickworks and railway only closed in the 1960s. The former colliery waste ground has now become grassland and former clay pits have flooded to become ponds. It now comprises the largest area of open water in Dudley Metropolitan Borough.[2] The area was declared a nature reserve in 1993.[3]
Location
The reserve is located in the Pensnett area of the West Midlands. Access is via the Pensnett Road.