Miller's Pond

Miller's Pond is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Southampton in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Southampton City Council.[1][2]

Miller's Pond
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationSouthampton, Hampshire
OS gridSU 451 109
Area8.1 hectares (20 acres)
Managed bySouthampton City Council

The pond is managed for both angling and wildlife.[3] There are also areas of acid grassland and semi-natural woodland.[1]

The pond is fed by springs and drains to the stream that runs through Mayfield Park.[4]

History

There has been a pond on the site since at least the mid 18th century.[4] Originally it was significantly larger than its current size and in two parts.[4] By the 1960s the pound was starting to silt up.[4] The pound was drained completely in 1966 as part of preparations for large scale commercial and residential development of the area.[4]

In 1978 with the development permanently stalled the Southampton Schools Conservation Corps obtained permission to create a new (smaller) pond on the site of the previous pounds.[4] The work was carried out over the winter of 78/79.[4]

References
  1. "Miller's Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Miller's Pond". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Miller's Pond". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. A Survey of the Natural History of Major Southampton Ponds (PDF). Southampton Wildife link. 1994. pp. 22–26.

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