Woodston Ponds
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| OS grid | TL 177 980 |
| Area | 8.9 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Woodston Ponds is an 8.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve between the River Nene and the Nene Valley Railway in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]
The site was formerly settling ponds to remove washings from sugar beet. The east side has a lake with water birds such as grey herons, tufted ducks and pochards. In the west there is a reedbed which has pools and channels, with great crested newts and unusual species of water beetle.[3]
There is access by crossing a footbridge over the river from Viersen Platz and turning right along a footpath.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Woodston Ponds". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Map of Woodston Ponds". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Woodston Ponds". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 November 2016.