Godstone Ponds Explained

Godstone Ponds
Aos:Surrey
Interest:Biological
Area:13.6ha
Notifydate:1985
Map: Magic Map

Godstone Ponds is a 13.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Godstone in Surrey.[1] [2] Bay Pond is an educational nature reserve closed to the public which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[3]

The three ponds on this site have been created by damming, with the oldest, Leigh Mill Pond, estimated to be around 1,500 years old. There are also areas of wet alder woodland, and 54 species of breeding birds have been recorded. The site is also important for invertebrates, especially craneflies.[4]

References

51.241°N -0.056°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Godstone Ponds . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Godstone Ponds. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Bay Pond Educational Nature Reserve . Surrey Wildlife Trust . 8 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Godstone Ponds citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 November 2018.