Englemere Pond
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Englemere Pond is located in Berkshire
Englemere Pond
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 904 685[1]
Coordinates51°24′32″N 0°42′04″W / 51.409°N 0.701°W / 51.409; -0.701
InterestBiological
Area26.1 hectares (64 acres)[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic 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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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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