Water Spinney Fishpond
Located along Tattenhoe Valley Park, the Water Spinney comprises of the remnants of a large medieval fish pond and earthen dam.
The pond is now surrounded by woodland that helps protect the site and cannot be accessed, but you can imagine the scale that it once was by walking along the path.
The dam was designed to hold back the waters of a small stream and thus created a rectangular fishpond up to 350m long and 100m wide. The fishpond was most probably created to serve the deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe which was located in much of the area to the north-west of the Water Spinney.
Medieval fishponds were of vital importance to medieval village life, providing slow-moving fresh water for managing fish stock.
The Water Spinney is located in Tattenhoe Valley Park at What3Words location rush.healers.grapes.
Tattenhoe Valley Park is a delightful place for a walk, cycle or horse ride, with plenty of wildlife to spot along the way. The series of ponds splashing over rocks which provide a fantastic habitat for insect, bird and waterlife.
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