Kintbury Newt Ponds Explained

Kintbury Newt Ponds
Type:	Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SU386663
Location:	Kintbury, Berkshire
Area:	3ha
Manager:	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Kintbury Newt Ponds is a 3abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve in Kintbury in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[1]

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]}

Amphibians

• Great Crested Newt
• Smooth Newt
• Palmate newt

References

51.3949°N -1.4459°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kintbury Newt Ponds . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 3 March 2020.
2. http://www.northwessexdowns.org.uk/ccbmaps/1455/103/kintbury-newt-ponds.html Map Categories Kintbury Newt Ponds| North Wessex Downs AONB
3. http://www.northwessexdowns.org.uk/ccbmaps/viewcategory/36/103/wildlife-trust.html Map Categories | North Wessex Downs AONB