Wyken Pool
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wyken Pool by A J Paxton as part of the Geograph project.
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Wyken Pool
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 28 Sep 2009
Wyken Pool is the largest body of standing water in Coventry and came into existence around 1860. It is a flash, a pond created by mining subsidence, in this case presumably the work of the Craven colliery in Wyken. https://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/coventry-neighbourhoods/wyken.html To the north is Wyken Slough, a nature reserve which attracts wintering birds. https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/WykenSlough
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Image Location
Latitude
52.447729
Longitude
-1.46895