Large fishing ponds and local nature reserve in the middle of an industiral estate, which in spite if this is very peaceful!
Lots of little wooden jetties to sit and fish or bird/wildlife watch or just enjoy nature at many points all around the ponds. Can cross over ponds via bridge

Ronald Gregory

January 18, 2021

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nice safe place to take your children

Walk The Walk 🌳

November 26, 2023

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The Cotes Parkland was sold off in small plots during the nineteenth century when the area was being mined for coal and ironstone. Three of the ponds were constructed during …

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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