2020
SE3423 : Stanley Marsh nature reserve: small pond
taken 4 years ago, near to Stanley, Wakefield, England
This is 1 of 38 images, with title starting with Stanley Marsh Nature Reserve in this square
Stanley Marsh nature reserve: small pond
Stanley Marsh nature reserve
A small reserve about 10 hectares in area on the outskirts of Wakefield, partly occupying the site of the former Deep Drop Colliery (closed in 1879 after a disastrous explosion killed 21 men and boys) and centred on a lake of about 1.5 hectares. Most of the rest of the site is wooded apart from a strip of meadow on the east side.
A fuller history of the site can be found on a local website Link