Heath Lake
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
 Location of Heath Lake. | |
| Area of search | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 828 652[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 0°48′43″W / 51.380°N 0.812°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres)[1] |
| Notification date | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Heath Lake is a 6-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Berkshire.[1][2][3] The SSSI is part of the 22.3-hectare (55-acre) Heathlake Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Wokingham Borough Council.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
There is access from Nine Mile Ride.
Fauna
[edit]The site has the following animals[7][9]
Birds
[edit]Invertebrates
[edit]Flora
[edit]The site has the following Flora:[4][7]
Tree
[edit]Plant
[edit]- 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
- Lysimachia tenella (syn. Anagallis tenella)
- Molinia caerulea
- Erica tetralix
- Pilularia globulifera
- Equisetum fluviatile
- Ranunculus omiophyllus
- Calluna vulgaris
- Erica cinerea
- Scutellaria minor
- Succisa pratensis
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heath Lake.
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Heath Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Heath Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Protected Planet | Heath Lake". Protected Planet. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Heathlake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Heathlake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Heath Lake citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Heathlake - Site of Special Scientific Interest". Wokingham District Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Photo locations: Simon's Wood/Heath Lake". Sandhurst Camera Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
