Heath Lake
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
 Location of Heath Lake. | |
| Area of search | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 828 652 |
| Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 0°48′43″W / 51.380°N 0.812°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres) |
| Notification date | 1989 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Heath Lake is a 6-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Berkshire. The SSSI is part of the 22.3-hectare (55-acre) Heathlake Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Wokingham Borough Council.
Most of this 2.8-hectare (7-acre) lake is less than 1-metre (3-foot) deep. It is the only acid lake in the county which retains its characteristic plants, such as alternate water-milfoil and six-stamened waterwort. The banks are peaty and marshy in some areas. There are also small areas of woodland, dry heath and acid grassland.
There is access from Nine Mile Ride.
Fauna
The site has the following animals
Birds
Invertebrates
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
Tree
Plant
- Myriophyllum alterniflorum
- Elatine hexandra
- Eleogiton fluitans
- Potamogeton obtusifolius
- Potamogeton pusillus
- Littorella uniflora
- Ranunculus flammula
- Galium palustre
- Lotus uliginosus
- Mentha aquatica
- Juncus effusus
- Iris pseudacorus
- Juncus acutiflorus
- Juncus bulbosus
- Carex echinata
- Hydrocotyle vulgaris
- Lysimachia tenella (syn. Anagallis tenella)
- Molinia caerulea
- Erica tetralix
- Pilularia globulifera
- Equisetum fluviatile
- Ranunculus omiophyllus
- Calluna vulgaris
- Erica cinerea
- Scutellaria minor
- Succisa pratensis
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heath Lake.
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Heath Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Heath Lake". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Protected Planet | Heath Lake". Protected Planet. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Heathlake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Heathlake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Heath Lake citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Heathlake - Site of Special Scientific Interest". Wokingham District Council. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Photo locations: Simon's Wood/Heath Lake". Sandhurst Camera Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
