Blake’s Pools

Blake's Pools are a 4 hectare owned by Environment Agency and leased by the Avon Wildlife Trust, on the banks of the close to its mouth, near , , in .
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Somerset, England
  • Also known as: “Blake’s Pools Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Batch and Woodspring Priory.

Castle
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a fortification at that once stood overlooking the town of in , England.

Monastery
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former Augustinian priory. It is near the scenic limestone promontory of , owned by the National Trust, beside the about 3 miles north-east of , within the English unitary authority of .

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, on the Bristol to Exeter line, serves the and West Wick suburbs of , and the village of in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clevedon and St Georges.

Photo: Icrutt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 21,000 people in along the Severn Estuary. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. grew in the Victorian period as a seaside resort.

Hamlet
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of , England. Its population in the 2011 census was 3,379. The parish is a 20th century creation, the area having previously been part of the parish of .

Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish and village in , England. It falls within the unitary authority of . The population of the parish, which includes Bourton, Icelton and Ebdon, in the 2021 census was 1,437.

Blake’s Pools

Latitude
51.3935° or 51° 23′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.9055° or 2° 54′ 20″ west
Operator
Avon Wildlife Trust
Open location code
9C3V93VV+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1202436784
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q15199660
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