Croxall Lakes | |
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Location | National Forest, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°43′39″N 1°43′14″W / 52.727461°N 1.720452°W |
Type | Quarry lake |
Surface area | West: 11 ha (27 acres) East: 2.7 ha (6.7 acres) |
Croxall Lakes is a nature reserve located between the villages of Croxall and Alrewas, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. The nature reserve comprises two lakes and grassland between them. The lakes were formed through the quarrying of sand and gravel deposits, these excavations subsequently flooded and were then restored to create the nature reserve. The site is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and owned by the National Forest Company. The reserve is an important stop off point for a wide variety of migrating birds due to its location at the meeting point of three rivers, the Trent, Tame and Mease.