Kintbury Newt Ponds

Kintbury Newt Ponds is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve in Kintbury in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]

Kintbury Newt Ponds
TypeNature reserve
LocationKintbury, Berkshire
OS gridSU386663
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

The reserve is made up of several ponds, reedbed, scrub and grassland.[2]

History

Kintbury Newt Ponds was given its nature reserve status in the late 1990s when the site was discovered to have resident Great Crested Newts, which stopped a housing development being built on the site.[1]

Fauna

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

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References
  1. "Kintbury Newt Ponds". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. Map Categories Kintbury Newt Ponds| North Wessex Downs AONB
  3. Map Categories | North Wessex Downs AONB

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