Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.

Frampton Pools (grid reference SO753073) is a 59.84-hectare (147.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire notified in 1974.The site is in the Severn Vale and consists of a number of lakes created as a result of gravel extraction. These provide a good open water habitat which is important for wintering wildfowl. The site is mostly standing water which is surrounded by broadleaved woodland scrub and the margins support marginal vegetation.

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area of search
Gloucestershire
area total (km2)
598400.0
interest
Biological

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