Sole Common Pond

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Sole Common Pond
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Sole Common Pond
TypeNature reserve
Location, Berkshire
OS grid SU411706
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Sole Common Pond is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve south-west of Boxford in Berkshire in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. [1]

Contents

It consists of a Sphagnum fringed pond, heath, wet woodland and a wildflower meadow. [2]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna: [1] [3]

Invertebrates

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora: [1] [2]

Trees

Plants

Fungi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sole Common Pond". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "A History of Recording Bog Mosses in Berkshire with selected Site Descriptions" (PDF). A.Sanders. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. "Stephen Burch's Birding Website Dragonfly and Damselfly pics 2009". Stephenburch.com. 2009-07-18. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

Coordinates: 51°26′00″N1°24′34″W / 51.4334°N 1.4094°W / 51.4334; -1.4094