Burnt Ash Pond is a local nature reserve in Lee in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is a pond surrounded by railings in Melrose Close.[1][2] It is not normally open to the public, but can be viewed from the road.[3]

It is thought to have been originally an old farm pond, and by 1908 it was in the garden of a large house, which has since been demolished. When Lewisham Council built the houses in Melrose Close in 1983-84 the local branch of the London Wildlife Trust campaigned to preserve the pond, and it is now managed by the council as an educational nature reserve.[3] The pond is well vegetated both in the pond and on its margins. Plants include yellow iris, great willowherb and hoary willowherb.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Burnt Ash Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Burnt Ash Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Burnt Ash Pond". London Borough of Lewisham. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

51°26′32″N 0°01′15″E / 51.4421°N 0.0208°E / 51.4421; 0.0208

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