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Kintbury Newt Ponds
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Kintbury, Berkshire
OS grid	SU386663
Area	3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Managed by	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

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.

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.

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Amphibians

• Great Crested Newt
• Smooth Newt
• Palmate newt

References

1. ^ "Kintbury Newt Ponds". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. Map Categories Kintbury Newt Ponds| North Wessex Downs AONB
3. Map Categories | North Wessex Downs AONB

51°23′42″N 1°26′45″W / 51.3949°N 1.4459°W / 51.3949; -1.4459

• Parks and open spaces in Berkshire
• Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
• Nature reserves in Berkshire
• Local Nature Reserves in Berkshire
• Kintbury