Visitors who stumble upon this tiny site will find what remains
of a wet meadow and pond system that pre-dates the housing estate.
Great crested and smooth newts share this refuge and it is thought
to be one of the best breeding sites in Peterborough.
Although some of the ponds are separated from the meadow by
Buntings road, if you look closely you will see that running
underneath the road is a tunnel, allowing the newts safe passage as
they journey away from the water in the autumn and prepare for
their winter hibernation. Scattered around the site you will find
piles of logs and grass clippings, left to provide shelter for the
adult newts.
As well as being important for newts, the ponds are home to a
range of damselflies and dragonflies. At the height of the summer
butterflies will float gently above the meadow.
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Amphibians:
Frogs and newts
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Insects: Dragonflies, damselflies,
meadow butterflies
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