2019

SD4415 : Mere Sands Wood

taken 4 years ago, near to Rufford, Lancashire, England

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Mere Sands Wood
Mere Sands Wood
Looking along one of the paths leading through the woodland.
Mere Sands Wood

In medieval times the land now occupied by Mere Sands Wood was under Martin Mere, the largest lake in England. At the end of the 17th century the mere was drained to create farmland although it was prone to flooding until a new pumping station was built on the coast in 1961. Mere Sands Wood was planted in the first half of the 19th century and was used for game shooting. In 1958 the wood was sold to a sand extraction company; sand from here was sent to Pilkington’s glassworks in St Helens. The process of sand extraction created the lakes that are here now. The land was acquired by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust in 1982 as a nature reserve comprising a mix of woodland, heath land, meadow and lakes.


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Geographical Context: Paths Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Woodland other tags: Nature Reserve Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sands Wood [26] · Looking [4] · Woodland [2] Title Clusters: · Mere Sands Wood [8] ·
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SD4415, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 29 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 November, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 4493 1581 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:38.1539N 2:50.0601W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 4494 1588
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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