Fens Pools
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Middle Pool | |
| Location | West Midlands |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SO920886 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 37.6 hectares |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Location map | English Nature |
Fens Pools (grid reference SO920886) is a 37.6 hectares (93 acres) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989.[1] under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.
The pools, which consist of Grove Pool, Middle Pool and Fens Pool, were originally constructed by the Stourbridge Canal Company. The canal was opened in 1779,[2] and the lake reservoirs fed into a navigable branch which joined the canal's main line at Leys Junction, close to the top of the Stourbridge Flight of 16 locks, through which the level of the canal falls by 145 feet (44 m).[3] The reservoirs formed the main source of water supply for these locks, until it was supplemented by water leaving the Dudley Canal, with which the Stourbridge Canal made an end-on junction in 1792.[3]
Location
The area is situated between Pensnett and Brierley Hill in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. It forms part of the larger Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve.[4]
