Kinewell Lake

Kinewell Lake
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Ringstead, Northamptonshire
OS grid SP 977 752
Area 35.4 hectares
Managed by Kinewell Lake Trust

Kinewell Lake is a 35.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Ringstead in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is owned by Ringstead Parish Council and managed by Kinewell Lake Trust.[3] The site is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest,[4][5] Ramsar wetland site of international importance,[6] and Special Protection Area under the European Communities Birds Directive.[7]

The lake is a former gravel pit next to the River Nene.[3] Birds include shovellers, great crested grebes and kingfishers. There are also otters, bats and long-horned beetles.[1]

There is a one and a half mile footpath round the lake.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kinewell Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Kinewell Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kinewell Lake". Ringstead Parish Council. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Map of Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

Coordinates: 52°21′58″N 0°34′01″W / 52.366°N 0.567°W / 52.366; -0.567

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