Little Shelford: early spring at Bradmere Pond
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Little Shelford: early spring at Bradmere Pond
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 27 Mar 2015
In March the willow has changed from winter yellow to spring green. Like blackthorn, willow is one of the first native species to show signs of new growth in spring. The nearby information board explains that “Bradmere Pond was once a wide and shallow lake which, during times of flood, may well have been up to a kilometre wide as the name (Old English for “broad lake”) indicates. The water was drained, probably in late medieval times, through the construction of a ditch along the border between the parishes of Newton and Little Shelford. The willow trees around the pond are regularly pollarded to retain light levels for the pond wildlife.” Coots, mallard and moorhens nest here and kingfishers, grey heron and pipistrelle bats are visitors.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.136098
Longitude
0.128323