Coate Water, Swindon
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Coate Water, Swindon
Image: © Vieve Forward Taken: 2 Jan 2013
Coate Water Country Park contains a 56-acre reservoir built in the 1820s as a headwater tank for the Wilts & Berks Canal. Most of the site and all the water have been declared a Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) in order to protect the wildlife and wildflower meadows. http://www.swindon.gov.uk/lc/lc-parks/lc-parks-list/lc-parks-list-coate/Pages/lc-parks-list-coate.aspx
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Image Location
Latitude
51.535559
Longitude
-1.750387