Byfield Pool
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Byfield, Northamptonshire |
| OS grid | SP 501 527 |
| Area | 4 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Byfield Pool is a 4 hectare nature reserve west of Byfield in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]
This secluded pool, which is adjacent to the , was constructed in the 1790s to supply water to the Oxford Canal. Water rails and tufted ducks breed on the pond, and there are many frogs and other amphibians. A wide range of other birds nest in the adjacent scrub and woods. Mammals include rabbits and red foxes.[1]
There is access by a footpath from Boddington Road east of Boddington Reservoir, and by a footpath from Byfield.
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References[]
- ^ a b "Byfield Pool". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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- Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire reserves