2017
NT2457 : Milkhall Pond Wildlife Reserve
taken 6 years ago, near to Howgate, Midlothian, Scotland
Milkhall Pond Wildlife Reserve
Until 1928 the pond, next to the Lead Burn, was a reservoir for the paper mill at Valleyfield, Penicuik. In 1976 it was acquired by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and managed as a reserve. The small area includes a range of habitats and supports almost 200 invertebrate species, amphibians, 43 bird species, 16 mammal species and 141 plant species plus a locally rare spider (from the nearby information board). This morning part of the pond was frozen.
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