Standard Pools
Standard Pools is a nature reserve in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. Standard Pools is situated nearby to the village Burntwood Pentre, as well as near Drury.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ewloe Castle and Gladstone’s Library.
Ewloe Castle
Castle
Photo: Clintheacock66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ewloe Castle is a native Welsh castle built by the Kingdom of Gwynedd near the village of Ewloe in Flintshire, Wales. The castle, which was one of the last fortifications to be built by the native Princes of Wales, was abandoned at the beginning of the invasion of Wales by Edward I in 1277.
Gladstone’s Library
Library
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gladstone's Library, known until 2010 as St Deiniol's Library, is a residential library in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, UK. Gladstone's Library is Britain's only Prime Ministerial Library and serves as the national memorial to William Ewart Gladstone.
Buckley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckley railway station serves the town of Buckley in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 8½ miles north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. The station was known as Buckley Junction until 6 May 1974, when it became Buckley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deeside and Mold.
Deeside
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deeside is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee that flows from neighbouring Chester into the Dee Estuary.
Mold
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mold is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the historic county town and was the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council from 1996 to 2025, as it was of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996.
Buckley
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clwyd is a preserved county in the eastern part of North Wales. It consists of the unitary authorities Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, as well as Conwy.
Standard Pools
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Buckley, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1801° or 53° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.0618° or 3° 3′ 43″ westOperator
Amphibian and Reptile ConservationOpen location code
9C5R5WJQ+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 1470014853OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Standard Pools from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Standard Pools”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burntwood Pentre and Drury.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burntwood Hill and The Little Park.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cardiff, Swansea, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and Newport.
Curious Nature Reserves to Discover
Uncover intriguing nature reserves from every corner of the globe.