Dew's Ponds

Dew's Ponds
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 389 719[1]
InterestBiological
Area6.7 hectares[1]
Notification2000[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Dew's Ponds is a 6.7-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Halesworth in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation.[3][4]

This site has a variety of types of grassland, hedges and ditches, on chalk overlain by boulder clay. However, it has been designated an SSSI primarily because it has twelve ponds with one of the largest breeding populations of great crested newts in Britain. There are also grass snakes, smooth newts and slowworms.[3][5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Dew's Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Dew's Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Dew's Ponds". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Dew's Ponds". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Dew's Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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