Wavendon Heath Ponds

Wavendon Heath Ponds
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Very little water is visible as the ponds have almost all been filled in by the growth of vegetation
Area of Search	Bedfordshire
Grid reference	SP931339
Interest	Biological
Area	4.7 hectares
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

Wavendon Heath Ponds is a 4.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aspley Heath in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1986 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.^[1]^[2]

The site is acidic mire. It has three ponds which have unusual plant communities, two unimproved meadows, some damp birch woodland and a small stream.^[1]

The site is at the southern end of Aspley Woods (also known as New Wavendon Heath), and there is access from Church Road and by footpaths through the woods from Aspley Heath.

References

1 2 "Wavendon Heath Ponds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
↑ "Map of Wavendon Heath Ponds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 51°59′43″N 0°38′46″W / 51.995311°N 0.646146°W / 51.995311; -0.646146

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