| Middleton Lakes | |
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| Location | Middleton, Warwickshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°35′19″N 1°42′14″W / 52.5885°N 1.7038°W |
| Area | 160 hectares (400 acres) |
| Created | 19 May 2011 |
| Operated by | RSPB |
| Website | www |
Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve is a 160 hectares (400 acres) nature reserve,[1] formally opened on 19 May 2011,[2][1] created and run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds[1] at Middleton, Warwickshire, England,[1] just south of Tamworth.[3] The Northern part of the reserve lies in Staffordshire,[1] yet the reserve is only a few minutes from the outskirts of Birmingham.[4]
Much of the site was, until its acquisition by the RSPB in 2007, a gravel quarry, operated by Hanson Aggregates.[1] The site was formerly referred to, in birding literature, as Fishers Mill- (Warwickshire),[5] Drayton Bassett- (Staffordshire)[5] and Dosthill- (to the East) -Lakes, -Pools, -Pits or -Gravel Pits.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f "Middleton Lakes". RSPB. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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New reserve at Middleton Lakes opening today!! http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/m/middletonlakes/about.aspx (@RSPBMidlands)
- ^ "About Middleton Lakes". RSPB. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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NBotWMwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mabbett, Andy (28 March 2009). "Birds in Staffordshire". West Midland Bird Club. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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