A pond near Walton Park
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A pond near Walton Park
Image: © Adam C Snape Taken: 27 Dec 2015
This pond is located in a bit of green space sandwiched between the Preston Junction Nature Reserve and the Walton Park housing estate. It was constructed as part of the development of the housing estate. The pond can also be accessed from Leigh Brow or via a woodland path from Old Tram Road. It falls within the area of the proposed South Ribble Central Park https://web.archive.org/web/20151005072030/http://www.southribble.gov.uk/sites/default/files/CentralparkMasterplan.pdf . A photo taken on the same day from another angle: Image Margaret Clough's photo from 2006 provides an interesting comparison: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.734982
Longitude
-2.687886