Dew's Ponds
Protected area in Suffolk, England
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Dew's Ponds is a 6.7-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Halesworth in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation.[3][4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 389 719[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 2000[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site has a variety of types of grassland, hedges and ditches, on chalk overlain by boulder clay. However, it has been designated an SSSI primarily because it has twelve ponds with one of the largest breeding populations of great crested newts in Britain. There are also grass snakes, smooth newts and slowworms.[3][5]
The site is private land with no public access.
