The Blue Pool
Nature Reserve
A Site of Special Scientific Interest – this fragile environment received protection from exploitation well before global ecological damage became a public concern.
The Blue Pool Nature Reserve
Nature Rerserve
The Blue Pool Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. We have an abundance of flora and fauna.
Animals, plants and insects thrive within the Pool grounds and throughout the Estate. Shy Dartford Warblers, perch in the yellow flowering gorse and rare Green Sand Lizards bask on the sandy banks, magnificent dragonflies hover over the lilies, while sika deer move silently through the thickets of rhododendron to gather among the birch groves. Wild squirrels keep a watchful eye on the buzzards circling overhead and you may even see a secretive badger.
‘Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished’ – Lao Tzu
Sika Deer
One of six species of UK deer. Marsh and heathland. Stags grow up to 70kg. Arguably the most hardy of all deer species.
Badger
Live underground in setts, short legged omnivore. Wide bodies and short legs for digging. Grow to around 90cm.
Buzzard
Breeding in every country of the UK. High flying impressive bird or prey. Numbers have quadrupled since 1970.
Grey Squirrel
Indigenous to North America now common in the UK. An ecologically essential natural forest generator.
Owl
Tawny Owl medium size, commonly found in woodland. Round head, large dark eyes and hooked beak… & very wise!
Green Sand Lizard
One of Britain’s rarest and endangered reptiles – the Furzebrook Estate holds almost 4% of the entire UK population.
