The Adam Bell Pond

The Adam Bell Pond is named after the legendary English outlaw, similar to Robin Hood. He and his companions, William of Cloudsley and Clym of the Clough, lived in Inglewood Forest, a larger forest at the time, the edge of which was located south of Carlisle. Adam, William and Clym have an interesting story and end up employed by the King and served as Yeomen in the North Country.

The Adam Bell Pond will not be open to members of the public. This pond has been designed to promote wildlife and biodiversity.

The design of this pond focuses on creating an area to support diverse range of wildlife by planting a combination of broadleaf woodland, aquatic planting, species rich grassland, native shrub and individual trees that will provide a variety of habitats.