Alvecote Pools
Protected area in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, England
title: "Alvecote Pools" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sites-of-special-scientific-interest-in-warwickshire", "nature-reserves-in-warwickshire", "tourist-attractions-in-warwickshire", "warwickshire-wildlife-trust"] description: "Protected area in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, England" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvecote_Pools" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Protected area in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox SSSI"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | River Anker and Alvecote Pools.jpg |
| image_caption | River Anker and Alvecote Pools |
| name | Alvecote Pools |
| aos | Warwickshire |
| interest | Biological |
| gridref | |
| area | 128 hectares |
| notifydate | |
| :: |
|image=River Anker and Alvecote Pools.jpg |image_caption=River Anker and Alvecote Pools |image_alt = |name=Alvecote Pools |aos=Warwickshire |interest=Biological |gridref= |area=128 hectares |notifydate=
Alvecote Pools is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve situated alongside the River Anker, adjacent to the hamlet of Alvecote on the border of Warwickshire and Staffordshire in England. The majority of the reserve lies in the former county. Consisting of two discrete areas, Pooley Fields and Alvecote Meadows, the site covers 128 ha in total and is the largest SSSI in Warwickshire. First notified in 1955, the site has been owned by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust since 1997.
The site is effectively a series of shallow pools alongside the river that have arisen as an effect of colliery subsidence from Alvecote Colliery, which was later merged to form North Warwickshire Colliery and which ceased operation in 1965. In addition to the wetland habitat, there are areas of fen, reedbed and woodland. As a result, the area is regionally important for bird life, and over 100 species are reported annually, with between 60 and 70 breeding. The site is also important for beetles, with 322 species recorded, and spiders (121 species).
References
References
- "Pooley Fields". Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
- "Alvecote Meadows". Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
- "Alvecote Pools". Natural England.
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