Sheepwash Pond, Prestwood (2)
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Sheepwash Pond, Prestwood (2)
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 18 Feb 2019
Taken from Honor End Lane HP16 9HQ, this photo shows the sheepwash pond with the dipping platform in the distance. During 2008, it was restored involving the planting of a native mixed hedge, construction of a dipping platform and the laying of a wood chip path to provide better access to the water edge. The pond holds water all the year round providing an aquatic habitats for newts, frogs, invertebrates and birds. It has even attracted harmless grass snakes during the summer months, since they are strong swimmers and will eat amphibians, https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/reptiles/grass-snake refers.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.700331
Longitude
-0.746276