Wild About Our Reserves Appeal - Altar Stones
Credit: Janina Holubecki
The creation of a new pond, at a cost of £2,000, would help increase biodiversity across the site at Altar Stones.
Emperor dragonfly © Chris Lawrence
Altar Stones is a heathland site largely absent of areas of open water.
The creation of a new pond, at a cost of £2,000, would help increase biodiversity across the site, creating a habitat for a wide range of wetland species such as dragonflies and water-borne invertebrates.
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The acidic nature of the area would also create ideal conditions for the palmate newt, which is present in small numbers in the Charnwood forest.
The area earmarked for a new pond is a flat area of relatively rank grass, so the grassland biodiversity of the site would be unharmed.
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