Pond at Portishead Ecology Park
Introduction
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Pond at Portishead Ecology Park
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Jul 2021
The ecology park was established in 2007 as part of the Port Marine housing development, creating a public open space and a flood storage buffer. Prior to that, the land was primarily grazing marsh and was artificially drained by a series of interconnected drainage ditches. The wetland habitat is made up of ponds, scrapes and marshy grassland. It is home to a range of wildlife species including nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, invertebrates and native wild flowers.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.48488
Longitude
-2.748396