Siddick Ponds Nature Reserve
Introduction
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Siddick Ponds Nature Reserve
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 30 Sep 2010
Approximately the same view as one taken in 2005 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/81679 , but a couple of months earlier in the year. Siddick Ponds (or Pond) is a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/downloads/page930/SiddickPonds.pdf . The reedbeds and open water are important habitats for birds - more than 155 species have been recorded http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001137.pdf . The factory in the distance is Iggesund paperboard mill.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.657144
Longitude
-3.549598