Kinewell Lake Explained

Kinewell Lake
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SP 977 752
Location:	Ringstead, Northamptonshire
Area:	35.4 hectares
Manager:	Kinewell Lake Trust

Kinewell Lake is a 35.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Ringstead in Northamptonshire, England.^{[1] [2]} It is owned by Ringstead Parish Council and managed by Kinewell Lake Trust.^[3] The site is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest,^{[4] [5]} Ramsar wetland site of international importance,^[6] and Special Protection Area under the European Communities Birds Directive.^[7]

The lake is a former gravel pit next to the River Nene.^[3] Birds include shovellers, great crested grebes and kingfishers. There are also otters, bats and long-horned beetles.^[1]

There is a one and a half mile footpath round the lake.^[3]

References

52.366°N -0.567°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kinewell Lake. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013 . 17 April 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Kinewell Lake. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
3. Web site: Kinewell Lake. Ringstead Parish Council. 17 April 2017.
4. Web site: Map of Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 December 2016.
5. Web site: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 December 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001407/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000494.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 19 December 2016.
7. Web site: Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 19 December 2016.