Englemere Pond

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Englemere Pond
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Berkshire
Location Berkshire
Grid reference SU 904 685 [1]
Coordinates 51°24′32″N0°42′04″W / 51.409°N 0.701°W / 51.409; -0.701 Coordinates: 51°24′32″N0°42′04″W / 51.409°N 0.701°W / 51.409; -0.701
InterestBiological
Area26.1 hectares (64 acres) [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Englemere Pond is a 26.1-hectare (64-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of North Ascot in Berkshire. [1] [2] The site is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned by the Crown Estate and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. [3] [4]

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Geography

The nature reserve is situated between Martins Heron railway station and Ascot railway station. [5] It features a shallow acidic lake and marsh land. [5]

History

The land for most of its recorded history has been part of a great Royal Hunting Forest that surrounded Windsor Castle. [6]

In 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. [3]

In August 2016 an unexploded old military shell was discovered in Englemere Pond and blown up in a controlled explosion by the police. [7]

Fauna

The fauna of the reserve include the following: [5] [3] [8] [9]

Birds

Invertebrates

Reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates

Flora

The flora of the reserve include the following: [10] [8] [5]

Trees

Other

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Englemere Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Englemere Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Englemere Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Map of Englemere Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Englemere Pond Nature Reserve leaflet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Englemere Pond: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council". Bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Unexploded bomb found in Winkfield Row pond". Get Reading. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Englemere Pond". Berksoc.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Dragonflies in Bracknell Forest Borough: Overview for the Period 1993 to 2012" (PDF). John Ward-Smith. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Englemere Pond Woodland trust". woodland trust. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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