The Stead McAlpin Pond

The Stead McAlpin Pond is named after the local, world-famous printers. They have had a factory at Cummersdale since 1835. The factory was once the most versatile printing factory in the UK, using rotary, flatbed and digital printmaking. They completed prints for Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, Winston Churchill, even had print work on the Titanic.

Stead McAlpin Pond is located near the mill at Cummersdale and is one of the biodiversity ponds which is not accessible to the public.

Native woodland planting with a species-rich grass and wildflower mix has been proposed to reflect the local character and benefit wildlife.