Miller's Pond

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Miller's Pond
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Miller's Pond
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationSouthampton, Hampshire
OS grid SU 451 109
Area8.1 hectares (20 acres)
Managed bySouthampton City Council

Miller's Pond is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Southampton in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Southampton City Council. [1] [2]

The pond is managed for both angling and wildlife. [3] There are also areas of acid grassland and semi-natural woodland. [1]

The pond is fed by springs and drains to the stream that runs through Mayfield Park. [4]

History

There has been a pond on the site since at least the mid 18th century. [4] Originally it was significantly larger than its current size and in two parts. [4] By the 1960s the pound was starting to silt up. [4] The pound was drained completely in 1966 as part of preparations for large scale commercial and residential development of the area. [4]

In 1978 with the development permanently stalled the Southampton Schools Conservation Corps obtained permission to create a new (smaller) pond on the site of the previous pounds. [4] The work was carried out over the winter of 78/79. [4] In February 2022 Sholing Valleys Study Centre announced a plan for reconstruction work on the pond involving dredging and reinforcing the banks. [5] Shortly afterwards the pond was found to be homee to the invasive topmouth gudgeon. [6] These were killed and the pond restocked in January 2024. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miller's Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Miller's Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Miller's Pond". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A Survey of the Natural History of Major Southampton Ponds (PDF). Southampton Wildife link. 1994. pp. 22–26.
  5. ↑ Costello, Tom (22 February 2022). "Project launched to restore Miller's Pond in Sholing". Daily Echo. Retrieved 22 February 2022. 
  6. 1 2 George, Maya (25 January 2024). "Southampton's Millers Pond restocked with 1,000 fish". Southern Dail echo. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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