Blue pool
The Blue Pool is a small flooded former clay pit on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the county of Dorset in the south of England . It is located near the village of Furzebrook within the Furzebrook Estate, a 10-acre park consisting mainly of forest and heathland.
Furzebrook Estate and the Blue Pool are approximately two miles south of Wareham and three miles east of Corfe Castle .
Purbeck Ball Clay was extracted from the clay pit from around 1600 until the early 1900s . Purbeck Ball Clay was and is used for the production of fine ceramic goods, for example for cups, teapots and plates. The name "Blue" comes about because tiny clay particles floating up in the water refract the incident light differently. This brings out different shades of color, from cloudy gray to green, to metallic blue or turquoise.
In 1935 a coffee house was opened on the site. There is also a museum and a gift shop. The estate was declared an Area of Special Scientific Interest in 1985 , Site of Special Scientific Interest . Now the law also protects the habitat of a large number of rare plants and animals. Blue Pool is now a popular tourist attraction largely because it is a place of peace and tranquility. Blue Pool is surrounded by twenty-five acres of heather. Heather ( Erica ) and lung gentian ( Gentiana pneumonanthe ) are common in these surroundings.
A network of sandy paths crosses around the area. There are steps down to the edge of the pool. There are also steps on some of the paths around the pool, but there is also a completely flat stretch around the pool that is wheelchair accessible.
The lush ground vegetation around the pool is mainly inhabited by rabbits , hares and badgers , as well as gray squirrels . But visitors can also be lucky enough to spot the rare birds of the Provence warbler ( Sylvia undata ) or the goat milker ( Caprimulgus europaeus ). There are also the rare dragonflies ( Anisoptera ) and animals such as the green sand lizard ( Lacerta agilis ) and the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum (English)
- ↑ http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000266.pdf Notification Document SSSI (English)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 10 " N , 2 ° 5 ′ 53" W.