Forests & woodlands · South East England
Kintbury Newt Ponds
Kintbury Newt Ponds is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kintbury · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kintbury Newt Ponds is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.3942°, -1.4457°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kennet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kintbury Newt Ponds is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve in Kintbury in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. The reserve is made up of several ponds, reedbed, scrub and grassland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Kintbury Newt Ponds was given its nature reserve status in the late 1990s when the site was discovered to have resident Great Crested Newts, which stopped a housing development being built on the site.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3942, -1.4457
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Kintbury
- Postcode
- RG17 9UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Nearest railway station
- Kintbury — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.bbowt.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w254573876 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Kintbury Newt Ponds (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kintbury Newt Ponds?
- Kintbury Newt Ponds is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG17 9UB), in the parish of Kintbury.
- Who owns Kintbury Newt Ponds?
- Kintbury Newt Ponds is owned by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Kintbury Newt Ponds a protected site?
- Yes — Kintbury Newt Ponds is part of the River Kennet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kintbury Newt Ponds free to visit?
- Yes, Kintbury Newt Ponds is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kintbury Newt Ponds?
- The nearest railway station is Kintbury, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG17 9UB.