Hillylaid Pool

Hillylaid Pool is a water channel running through the Fylde and Wyre areas of Lancashire in England. It is 4.55 miles (7.32 km) long,[1] and it is part of the Fleetwood Peninsula Tributary catchment area.[1]

Hillylaid Pool
Hillylaid Pool as it emerges from beneath Hillylaid Road, looking north
Hillylaid Pool is located in the Borough of Wyre
Hillylaid Pool
Location of the mouth within Wyre Borough
Location
CountryEngland
CountyLancashire
Physical characteristics
MouthRiver Wyre
 • location
Thornton
 • coordinates
53°52′53″N 2°58′41″W
Length4.55 mi (7.32 km)

Hillylaid Pool joins the River Wyre at Stanah, shortly after merging with another watercourse to the northwest of Flint's Caravan Park.[2]

It has the ability to be pumped at high tide by a pumping station on River Road, beside the entrance to Wyre Estuary Country Park.[3]

It was the subject of Wyre River Trust's Hillylaid Pool Wetland Project in 2018.[4] The wetlands were created on the banks of the Wyre at Stanah in 2020, a combined effort of The Rivers Trust and Wyre Rivers Trust.[5][6]

  • Boats are launched into the final few yards of Hillylaid Pool at Wyre Estuary Country Park
    Boats are launched into the final few yards of Hillylaid Pool at Wyre Estuary Country Park

References
  1. "Hillylaid Pool - Main Dyke is a river in Lancashire" – LandscapeBritain.co.uk
  2. 53.8810°N 2.9892°W / 53.8810; -2.9892
  3. River Wyre Catchment Flood Management Plan: Summary Report, December 2009 – Environment Agency
  4. Our Projects – WyreRiverTrust.org
  5. Project update: Hillylaid wetland – NaturalCourse.co.uk
  6. World Wetlands Day: a new wetland for the Wyre catchment – TheRiversTrust.org


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