Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 002 720 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 26.7 hectares (66 acres) |
Notification | 1986 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Langham Pond is a 26.7-hectare (66-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Egham in Surrey.
The pond and its surrounding alluvial meadows on chalk represent a habitat unique in southern England. The pond is the remains of an oxbow lake, formed when a meander of the River Thames was bypassed. The pond contains all four British duckweeds, three nationally scarce plants and a species of fly which has been found nowhere else in Britain, Cerodontha ornata.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Langham Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Map of Langham Pond". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Langham Pond citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links
51°26′17″N 0°33′36″W / 51.438°N 0.560°W / 51.438; -0.560
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