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"The Loop", Conningbrook Avenue, Ashford
A willow sculpture by artist Julia Clarke next to Conningwood Lakes Country Park. This former gravel and sand extraction pit has been transformed into a series of three lakes – the Main lake, Eco lake and Northern lake. These lakes are encompassed by wet woodland, ponds, reedbeds and grasslands. Kent Wildlife Trust are managing over half of the site on behalf of Ashford Borough Council, with Ashford Leisure Trust and Mid Kent Fisheries also working in partnership.
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 17 Jan 2023
0.11 miles
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Farmland in the Stour Valley
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 31 Aug 2014
0.14 miles
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Track view from stand
Image: © D-G-Seamon
Taken: 4 Apr 2007
0.14 miles
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Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Ashford
Looking across the lake towards Conningbrook Lakes housing development.
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 17 Jan 2023
0.14 miles
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Entrance to Conningbrook Quarry
This quarry is beside and behind the Julie Rose Stadium on A2070 Willesborough Road.
Image: © David Anstiss
Taken: 8 Aug 2009
0.14 miles
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Conningbrook Lake
This angling lake, once an old gravel pit, is at the end of a footpath from Great Bromley Farm. This lake was also the home of Two Tone, a mirror carp reputed to be Britain's biggest carp, who was found floating dead in spring 2010. He weighed 67lb. 14ozs. and was believed to be at least 40 years old.
Image: © D-G-Seamon
Taken: 24 Apr 2007
0.14 miles
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Footbridge
Looking north east, this footbridge across the Great Stour connects the footpath to Conningbrook Lake
Image: © D-G-Seamon
Taken: 24 Apr 2007
0.15 miles
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Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Ashford
A view from the partly frozen eastern side of one of the three lakes.
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 17 Jan 2023
0.16 miles
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Chapel Bridge
This bridge is on a footpath from Blackwall Road to the River Great Stour. The path then leads past Conningbrook Manor Lakes (a private fishing lakes). These lake were left after gravel extraction. Nearby is Conningbook Manor. With a manor was a chapel. Hence the name of the bridge.
Image: © David Anstiss
Taken: 3 May 2010
0.16 miles
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River Great Stour - flowing towards Wye
As seen from
Image This long river flows from Ashford towards Canterbury.
Image: © David Anstiss
Taken: 3 May 2010
0.16 miles