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Kintbury Newt Ponds

Coordinates: 51°23′42″N 1°26′45″W / 51.3949°N 1.4459°W / 51.3949; -1.4459
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Kintbury Newt Ponds
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TypeNature reserve
LocationKintbury, Berkshire
OS gridSU386663
Area3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Kintbury Newt Ponds is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) 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

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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

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The site has the following fauna:[3][1]

Amphibians

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kintbury Newt Ponds". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ Map Categories Kintbury Newt Ponds| North Wessex Downs AONB
  3. ^ Map Categories | North Wessex Downs AONB

51°23′42″N 1°26′45″W / 51.3949°N 1.4459°W / 51.3949; -1.4459