Godstone Ponds

{{Short description|Pond and nature reserve in Godstone, Surrey, England}}

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|image= Leigh Place Pond, Godstone, Surrey - geograph.org.uk - 589351.jpg

|image_caption = Leigh Place Pond

|name= Godstone Ponds

|aos= Surrey

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|13.6|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000828%27 Magic Map]

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Godstone Ponds is a {{convert| 13.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Godstone in Surrey.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000828&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Godstone Ponds | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 8 November 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000828%27|title=Map of Godstone Ponds|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 8 November 2018}} Bay Pond is an educational nature reserve closed to the public which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/bay-pond-educational-nature-reserve |title= Bay Pond Educational Nature Reserve |publisher= Surrey Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 8 November 2018}}

The three ponds on this site have been created by damming, with the oldest, Leigh Mill Pond, estimated to be around 1,500 years old. There are also areas of wet alder woodland, and 54 species of breeding birds have been recorded. The site is also important for invertebrates, especially craneflies.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000828.pdf |title=Godstone Ponds citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 8 November 2018}}