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Coy Pond Gardens
A site of Tranquillity on the doorstep of Poole
Coy Pond, Poole was created in 1888 at the time the railway
embankment was constructed behind it; The demise of the De-
coy pond which was situated by the war memorial in
Bournemouth Heralded the birth of the present Coy Pond.
Coy Pond
The pond is now fronted on three sides by residential property
and by Coy Pond Gardens to the south. It features a wooded
island, and supports a number of waterfowl species including
Coots, Moorhens, Mallards and Canada Geese.
Water enters the pond via a brickwork inlet structure which
creates a turbulent flow, and exits through a grilled piped outfall
system which takes flow below Coy Pond Gardens where it
converges with the second tributary of the Bourne Stream about
50m away. The combined flow then continues downstream to
Bournemouth and the Pier.
The pond and gardens cover 9 acres (3.65 hectares), of which
the pond covers an area of 0.84 acres (0.34 hectares). Unlike
other ponds along the course of the Bourne Stream it does not
lie within a SSSI designation area. The gardens associated with
Coy Pond are Grade II* listed by English Heritage (as are
Bournemouth's Upper, Middle and Lower Gardens).
Friends of
Coy Pond
Planting for Bees
Bees are vital for health and vitality
of our crops throughout the country
from strawberries to apples and
tomatoes and without them growing
these and other crops will become
increasingly difficult.
The good news is that we can help to
get the country buzzing again by
planting flowers rich in nectar and
pollen, letting your grass grow longer
and setting aside some of your
garden to grow wild
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