Buck pool

Buck Pool is named after a 17th century Oxfordshire word for a basket to catch eels or a frame supporting the basket attached to a sluice. The picture shows a veteran black poplar (Populus nigra), once prevalent along the river Thame, and the meadow beyond.

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Buck pool and meadow with black poplar

Buck pool long time ago

The Buck Pool Sluice, viewed from upstream

 This picture was taken early in the 20th century, before the weir and sluice were rebuilt. The river Thame is in the foreground and, after the sluice, it becomes the Overy mill race. Buck Pool is not visible to the right of the sluice. The frame on the right of the sluice could be the buck.
This shows the sluice from the water meadow, with the old black poplar on the right. Part of Buck Pool Spinney is on the left. This used to be known as “the boys’ bathing place” but is not now considered safe for bathing

Buck Pool - April 1996

Buck pool - April 1996

Buck pool morning sun - October 1999

Morning sun - October 1999

 Buck pool is seen here early on a misty morning.
The Buck Pool sluice in spate.  The flow of water through the sluice helps aeration which is of benefit to wildlife. It also erodes a deep pool which is unsafe for bathing. The higher level of the water can be seen through the sluice.

High water level in Buck Pool

High water level in Buck Pool - 18 Feb 2001
Buck Pool Spinney home

 

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