| Sole Common Pond | |
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | , Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU411706 |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
| Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
Sole Common Pond is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve south-west of Boxford in Berkshire in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]
It consists of a Sphagnum fringed pond, heath, wet woodland and a wildflower meadow.[2]
Fauna[edit]
The site has the following fauna:[1][3]
Invertebrates[edit]
- Sympetrum danae
- Conocephalus fuscus
- Metrioptera roeselii
- Southern hawker
- Common darter
- Lestes sponsa
- Four-spotted chaser
- Large red damselfly
- Keeled skimmer
Birds[edit]
Flora[edit]
The site has the following flora:[1][2]
Trees[edit]
Plants[edit]
- Menyanthes trifoliata
- Polypodium vulgare
- Erica tetralix
- Calluna vulgaris
- Drosera rotundifolia
- Hypericum perforatum
- Sphagnum magellanicum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Sphagnum inundatum
Fungi[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Sole Common Pond". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b "A History of Recording Bog Mosses in Berkshire with selected Site Descriptions" (PDF). A.Sanders. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Burch's Birding Website Dragonfly and Damselfly pics 2009". Stephenburch.com. 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.