Leybourne Lakes Country Park
Introduction
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Leybourne Lakes Country Park
Image: © pam fray Taken: 10 Sep 2024
Water lilies in Ocean Lake. The park, which opened in 2004, was created from disused gravel pits that have been flooded and landscaped to make fishing and wildlife lakes. The nearby housing development of 'The Lakes in Leybourne' by Berkeley Homes was built beside one of the disused gravel pits that had been turned into man-made lakes and the impact of the development was offset by the creation of the country park and handed over to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in 2004 and, since November 2021, it has been managed by Tonbridge & Malling Leisure Trust. They are the current owners and maintain the lakes and paths.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.311852
Longitude
0.441092