History
The site was originally a marl pit, excavated in the 1890s for fertiliser and surrounded by open farmland.
Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve is one of fourteen Biological Heritage Sites (BHS) in Blackpool. A BHS provides a refuge for rare and threatened plants and animals.
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