Smooth newt - Niall Benvie/2020VISION
Stanground Newt Ponds
Location
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
OS Map Reference
TL 202 961
Know before you go
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
spring and summerAbout the reserve
Visitors who stumble upon this tiny site will find what remains of a wet meadow and pond system that pre-dates the housing estate. Great crested newts and smooth newts share this refuge and it is thought to be one of the best breeding sites in Peterborough.
Scattered around the site you will find piles of logs and grass clippings, left to provide shelter for the adult newts.
As well as being important for newts, the ponds are home to a range of damselflies and dragonflies. At the height of the summer butterflies will float gently above the meadow.
Additional information
- Scroll down to see the reserve boundary. Please note the boundary map is for indication purposes only and does not show the Wildlife Trusts definitive land boundary.
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Location map
Betony at Upwood Meadows June - c. Robert Enderby
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