Name of Site: Green Lane Watering Pit.
Location: Off Mill Lane, Horsford
Grid Reference: TG 198176
Access to the site: Holt Road B1149, Horsford Woods Car Park on right hand
side at the cross roads at the end of the village of Horsford. Walk down Green Lane from car park, the Watering Pit is on
the left at the junction with Mill Lane.
Contact Details:
Norwich Fringe Project, or
fringe.ncc@gtnet.gov.uk
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Description: The site is a restored gravel pit at the junction of two
green lanes, adjacent to Horsford Woods.
The pit was one of five in the village of Horsford and was probably dug for the extraction of either clay or gravel before
falling into disuse and flooding. The pit was then used as a public watering place for cattle, before becoming overgrown.
It was restored in 1999 and the area of open water has since been attracting a wide variety of wildlife.
In 2002 Horsford Middle School helped Norwich Fringe Project prepare an interpretation panel and leaflet about the site.
A bench and picnic table have recently been built to assist quiet enjoyment of the site.
The site is owned by Horsford Parish Council and managed by Norwich Fringe Project.
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