Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Pensnett area of the West Midlands.

The area was once part of Pensnett Chase, a medieval hunting ground of the Barons of Dudley.

Like most of the rest of the chase, it was gradually turned to industrial use, including coal mining, clay extraction and a brickworks.

The other large pool in the reserve, Foot's Hole, lies to the south west of this group, separated by the Dell Stadium (a sports ground owned by Dudley Council).

Although the area was the scene of intensive industrial use, the remains of a ridge and furrow agricultural system can still be seen in part of the reserve.