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Fens Pools
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Middle Pool
LocationWest Midlands
Grid referenceSO920886
InterestBiological
Area37.6 hectares
Notification1989
Location mapEnglish Nature

Fens Pools (grid reference SO920886) is a 37.6 hectares (93 acres) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989.[1] under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.

  1. ^ Fens Pools, English Nature. Retrieved on 25 March 2020.

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