Dumbreck Marsh Local Nature Reserve
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dumbreck Marsh Local Nature Reserve by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 9 Sep 2020
In the past this was an area of coke and coal waste with mineral railways lines. Today the site includes ponds and large areas of grassland, supporting grassland and wetland birds and other species.