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Forest Town Nature Conservation Group

Forest Town Nature Conservation Group

Community-run charity who own and manage Spa Ponds Nature Reserve in Mansfield

  • Introduction
  • FTNCG
  • Spa Ponds
    • Visiting Spa Ponds
    • Managing Spa Ponds
    • Water quality
    • Wildlife Sightings
    • History of Spa Ponds
  • Projects
    • 2023 Invert Surveys
    • Balsam management
    • Keep the Forest Buzzing
    • Pipes, Paths, and Ponds
    • Biodiversity Skills Training (2022)
    • Spawn on the Maun (2021)
  • Forest Town
  • Documents
  • Old Website
    • April 2015 Toad Count
    • FTNCG Meeting Notes / Minutes
    • Third-party websites and documents
    • Spa Ponds Heritage Project: Celebrating 700 years of history

History of Spa Ponds

Josh’s history of Spa Ponds:

  • The origin of the springs at Spa Ponds (Pre-history)
  • The Domesday manors of Mansfield and Clipstone (1066-1102)
  • The King’s creation of Clipstone Park (1176-1180)
  • The People and the Peel (1316-1328)
  • …and more to come!

Other documents:

  • Spa Ponds Heritage Management Plan, including Appendices (Google Drive)
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