Heath Lake facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Berkshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres) |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Heath Lake is a 6-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Berkshire. The SSSI is part of the 22.3-hectare (55-acre) Heathlake Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Wokingham District Council.
Most of this 2.8-hectare (7-acre) lake is less than 1-metre (3-foot) deep. It is the only acid lake in the county which retains its characteristic plants, such as alternate water-milfoil and six-stamened waterwort. The banks are peaty and marshy in some areas. There are also small areas of woodland, dry heath and acid grassland.
There is access from Nine Mile Ride.
Fauna
The site has the following animals
Birds
- Cormorant
- Heron
- Mallard
- Great crested grebe
- Tufted duck
- Common kingfisher
- Coot
- Moorhen
Invertebrates
- Brown hawker
- Common darter
- Black-tailed skimmer
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
Tree
- Scots pine
- oak
- rowan
- crab apple
- Guelder-rose
- alder buckthorn
- Salix purpurea
Plant
- Myriophyllum alterniflorum
- Elatine hexandra
- Eleogiton fluitans
- Potamogeton obtusifolius
- Potamogeton pusillus
- Littorella uniflora
- Ranunculus flammula
- Galium palustre
- Lotus uliginosus
- Mentha aquatica
- Juncus effusus
- Iris pseudacorus
- Juncus acutiflorus
- Juncus bulbosus
- Carex echinata
- Hydrocotyle vulgaris
- Anagallis tenella
- Molinia caerulea
- Erica tetralix
- Pilularia globulifera
- Equisetum fluviatile
- Ranunculus omiophyllus
- Calluna vulgaris
- Erica cinerea
- Scutellaria minor
- Succisa pratensis
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