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Highlights: Crested grebe, tufted duck, pochard, shelduck, little ringed plover, grasshopper, sedge and reed warblers, kingfishers and Great white egret (see below), a dozen varieties of dragonfly and over 300 species of beetle!
Location:
Alvecote Pools -3km East of Tamworth. Entrance SK253039. 26.2 ha (64.7 acres). Parking available at Alvecote Priory picnic site (SK 251042), entrance through gate between railway and canal or at Pooley Hall. Dogs on leads.
Grid reference: SK 258028
Alvecote Meadows – 2km East of Tamworth. 11.3 ha (28 acres). Park on Alvecote Lane, access on path between Pretty Pigs car park and Alvecote village. No dogs
Grid reference: SK244048.
Alvecote Pools SSSI & Alvecote Meadows SSSI
These to two splendid sites comprise a series of shallow pools, swamp and wet grassland along the River Anker. Both sites are important to an abundance of wildlife including birds, dragonflies and orchids.Highlights: Crested grebe, tufted duck, pochard, shelduck, little ringed plover, grasshopper, sedge and reed warblers, kingfishers and Great white egret (see below), a dozen varieties of dragonfly and over 300 species of beetle!
Location:
Alvecote Pools -3km East of Tamworth. Entrance SK253039. 26.2 ha (64.7 acres). Parking available at Alvecote Priory picnic site (SK 251042), entrance through gate between railway and canal or at Pooley Hall. Dogs on leads.
Grid reference: SK 258028
Alvecote Meadows – 2km East of Tamworth. 11.3 ha (28 acres). Park on Alvecote Lane, access on path between Pretty Pigs car park and Alvecote village. No dogs
Grid reference: SK244048.
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