Sole Common Pond
Appearance
Sole Common Pond is a nature reserve on the edge of the hamlet of Hoe Benham in Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]
Geography and site
The site is 3.0 hectares (7.4 acres) in size.[1] Sole Common pond 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 discolor
- 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
- ^ a b c d e Opening Times. "Sole Common Pond | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ a b "A History of Recording Bog Mosses in Berkshire with selected Site Descriptions" (PDF). A.Sanders. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Stephen Burch's Birding Website Dragonfly and Damselfly pics 2009". Stephenburch.com. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2017-04-16.