Pennington Flash is a 200-hectare site centred on a 70-hectare lake or 'Flash' with a number of scrapes and nature reserve area to the northern corner. The site is probably the best-watched site in the county and is well watched by many local birders. As ...
The Flashes (or lakes) are a legacy of the town's industrial past and were formed as a result of mining subsidence. Some of the flashes were partially filled with colliery waste and ash from the nearby Westwood Power Station. Ince Moss Colliery closed in ...