Wasing Wood Ponds
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 580 633[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 13.5 hectares (33 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Wasing Wood Ponds is a 13.5-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aldermaston in Berkshire.[1][2]
The ponds are special for their range of Odonata.[3]
Geography[]
The site is a group of ponds, wet ditches and marshy areas partly in the Woods and partly on open ground formerly excavated for gravel.[3]
It is in two different areas, which are private land, but a public footpath crosses one of them.
Fauna[]
The site has the following animals[3][4]
Invertebrates[]
- Cordulia aenea
- Brilliant emerald
- Sympetrum sanguineum
- Erythromma najas
Flora[]
The site has the following Flora:[4]
Trees[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Wasing Wood Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Wasing Wood Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wasing Wood Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Wasing Wood Ponds SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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Coordinates: 51°21′58″N 1°10′05″W / 51.366°N 1.168°W
Categories:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire
- Wasing