Englemere Pond

Englemere Pond
Site of Special Scientific Interest
	Location within Berkshire
Location	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 904 685
Coordinates	51°24′32″N 0°42′04″W / 51.409°N 0.701°W
Interest	Biological
Area	26.1 hectares (64 acres)
Notification	1983
Location map	Magic Map

Englemere Pond is a 26.1-hectare (64-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of North Ascot in Berkshire.^[1]^[2] The site is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned by the Crown Estate and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.^[3]^[4]

Geography

The nature reserve is situated between Martins Heron railway station and Ascot railway station.^[5] It features a shallow acidic lake and marsh land.^[5]

The land for most of its recorded history has been part of a great Royal Hunting Forest that surrounded Windsor Castle.^[6]

In 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.^[3]

In August 2016 an unexploded old military shell was discovered in Englemere Pond and blown up in a controlled explosion by the police.^[7]

The fauna of the reserve include the following:^[5]^[3]^[8]^[9]

The flora of the reserve include the following:^[10]^[8]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Englemere Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Map of Englemere Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Englemere Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Map of Englemere Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Englemere Pond Nature Reserve leaflet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Englemere Pond: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council". Bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Unexploded bomb found in Winkfield Row pond". Get Reading. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Englemere Pond". Berksoc.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "The Dragonflies in Bracknell Forest Borough: Overview for the Period 1993 to 2012" (PDF). John Ward-Smith. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
^ "Englemere Pond Woodland trust". woodland trust. Retrieved 5 February 2017.