Vinegar Pond

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Vinegar Pond is located on Mousehold Heath, Norwich, Norfolk.

Vinegar Pond (February 2008)
Vinegar Pond (February 2008)

[edit] History

The pond is believed to have been created in World War II by military manoeuvres involving Bren Gun carriers[1].

[edit] Ecology

The pond is a rain fed dew pond and is the only standing water on the heath. It is an important site for breeding frogs and also attracts several species of dragonfly.In the area of gorse adjacent to the pond, there is a colony of the Green Hairstreak butterfly. In the summer of 2006 the pond dried up after a period of prolonged drought.

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Coordinates: 52°38′45″N 1°18′40″E / 52.64583, 1.31111

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