Kintbury Newt Ponds

Kintbury Newt Ponds is a Local nature reserve on the edge of Kintbury.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]

Geography and site

The site is 2.5 hectares in size.[2] The reserve is made up of several ponds, reedbed, scrub and grassland.[3]

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.[2]


Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[4][2]

Amphibians

References

  1. ↑ Interactive Map Home | North Wessex Downs AONB
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kintbury Newt Ponds | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
  3. ↑ Map Categories Kintbury Newt Ponds| North Wessex Downs AONB
  4. ↑ Map Categories | North Wessex Downs AONB
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