Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve

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'''Marton Mere''' is a [[mere (lake)|mere]] (lake) and [[Local Nature Reserve]] in [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=marton&ID=291|title=Marton Mere|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England}}</ref> It is located near to the Blackpool districts of [[Marton, Blackpool|Marton]] and Mereside and the village of [[Staining, Lancashire|Staining]]. It is recognised as a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref name=council /> It supports various habitats such as open water, reed beds, grassland as well as pockets of woodland and scrub.<ref name=council />

'''Marton Mere''' is a [[mere (lake)|mere]] (lake) and [[Local Nature Reserve]] in [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=marton&ID=291|title=Marton Mere|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England}}</ref> It is located near to the Blackpool districts of [[Marton, Blackpool|Marton]] and Mereside and the village of [[Staining, Lancashire|Staining]]. It is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref name=council /> It supports various habitats such as open water, reed beds, grassland as well as pockets of woodland and scrub.<ref name=council />

The mere is a [[Glacial lake|glacial]] [[freshwater]] lake.<ref name=Hale /> Originally approximately {{Convert|3|mi}} long and {{Convert|1|mi}} wide, the lake was gradually drained throughout the 18th century to allow land to be reclaimed for agriculture.<ref name=Clarke /> It was drained further when [[Main Dyke]] was cut around 1850.<ref name=Clarke />

The mere is a [[Glacial lake|glacial]] [[freshwater]] lake.<ref name=Hale /> Originally approximately {{Convert|3|mi}} long and {{Convert|1|mi}} wide, the lake was gradually drained throughout the 18th century to allow land to be reclaimed for agriculture.<ref name=Clarke /> It was drained further when [[Main Dyke]] was cut around 1850.<ref name=Clarke />