| Grid ref uk | SU411706 |
|---|---|
| Location | , Berkshire |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
| Manager | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
Sole Common Pond is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve south-west of Boxford in Berkshire in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]
It consists of a Sphagnum fringed pond, heath, wet woodland and a wildflower meadow.[2]
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:[1][3]
Invertebrates
- Sympetrum danae
- Conocephalus fuscus
- Metrioptera roeselii
- Southern hawker
- Common darter
- Lestes sponsa
- Four-spotted chaser
- Large red damselfly
- Keeled skimmer
Birds
Flora
The site has the following flora:[1][2]
Trees
Plants
- Menyanthes trifoliata
- Polypodium vulgare
- Erica tetralix
- Calluna vulgaris
- Drosera rotundifolia
- Hypericum perforatum
- Sphagnum magellanicum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Sphagnum inundatum
Fungi
References
- ^ "Sole Common Pond". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived 2019-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "A History of Recording Bog Mosses in Berkshire with selected Site Descriptions". A.Sanders. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Stephen Burch's Birding Website Dragonfly and Damselfly pics 2009". Stephenburch.com. 2009-07-18. Archived 2017-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-04-16.