Fobney Lock

Fobney Lock is a lock on the River Kennet in the Small Mead area of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

[1] Fobney Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by Canal & River Trust and known as the Kennet Navigation.

[2] Fobney Island was transformed into a nature reserve in 2013, with the creation of wetland, a hay meadow and reed beds.

It was intended that the resulting habitats would attract wildlife, including birds, bats, water voles, and otters.

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