Wasing Wood Ponds

Wasing Wood Ponds is a 13.5-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aldermaston in Berkshire.[1][2]

Wasing Wood Ponds
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 580 633[1]
InterestBiological
Area13.5 hectares (33 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

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


Flora

The site has the following Flora:[4]

Trees


References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Wasing Wood Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. "Map of Wasing Wood Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "Wasing Wood Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Wasing Wood Ponds SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

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