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Martin’s Pond, Wollaton, Martin’s Pond, Wollaton, Nottingham Nottingham Local Nature Reserve, Local Nature Reserve, Nottingham City Council Nottingham City Council

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A short tour of Martin's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Wollaton, Nottingham.

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Page 1: Martin's Pond

Martin’s Pond, Wollaton, Martin’s Pond, Wollaton, NottinghamNottingham

Local Nature Reserve, Local Nature Reserve, Nottingham City CouncilNottingham City Council

Page 2: Martin's Pond

Nature Reserve – information boardNature Reserve – information boardThe key shows this blue area is open water

The key shows this is marsh

This is woodland

The yellow area around the perimeter is grassland

This is a “boardwalk” provided for visitors

The site of the info board

Page 3: Martin's Pond

The open waterThe open water

This is the view from the eastern bank.

The open water provides a habitat for birds (mallard, moorhens, tufted duck, swan) and fish

Around the margins is the swamp/marsh community. These plants are adapted to the conditions, with their roots in water. They provide shelter for the fauna of the pond.

Page 4: Martin's Pond

The swamp/marsh community The swamp/marsh community There is high bio-diversity on the margin of the pond:

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The swamp/marsh community on the The swamp/marsh community on the west side of the pondwest side of the pond

The Boardwalk allows people to walk out over the marsh to view wildlife and ecosystems, this was renewed in 2003-4 at a cost of £8,000

Here the swamp has been colonised by a wide variety of plants

At the same time as the boardwalk was rebuilt 100 sq metres of reeds and 300 sq metres of willow were removed. The reeds were cleared by a specialist contractor at a cost of £3,500

Page 6: Martin's Pond

The woodland islandThe woodland island

Here we can see the island covered in dense woodland. To the west of the island is the boardwalk and to the east is the open water

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Northern boundary of the reserveNorthern boundary of the reserve

In the north the path is shaded by attractive woodland with a high diversity of ground cover plants.

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Looking north – from near the Looking north – from near the information boardinformation board