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John Sutton has kindly produced an interesting video that highlights some of the major projects that Fleet Pond Society (FPS) has carried out in 2015. This video was first shown at the FPS AGM last Saturday. A full write up of the AGM will be published shortly.
More information on the important Clearwater Campaign can be found here.
In the February 2016 issue of Hampshire Life magazine there’s a two page spread entitled ‘Things to do in Fleet“.
The article starts by recommending a stroll around Fleet Pond:
Take a walk around Fleet Pond (accessed from the station, Pondtail residential area and an alarmingly pot holed lane off Cove Road). This is the largest freshwater lake in Hampshire and is thought to have been created as a fishery as early as the 12th century. Certainly by the 15th century there are records of fish being delivered to the Bishopric of Winchester. Centuries later, following the building of the London to Southampton railway, a new station, Fleet Pond Halt, enabled Fleet Pond to become a popular spot for day trippers with picnicking and swimming in summer and ice skating in winter. Latterly Fleet Pond has become valued as a nature reserve. It was one of the first sites in Hampshire to be designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, back in 1951, and recognised as a Local Nature Reserve in 1977. Its 141 acres include heathland, woodland, reedbed and marsh, as well as the Pond itself, and it is home to various birds, butterflies, dragonflies and wildflowers. Last year the Fleet Pond Society, working in partnership with Hart District Council, Natural England and the Environment Agency, achieved Green Flag status for the Pond, and this year the Society celebrates its 40th anniversary.
It then goes on to give recommendations under the categories: Take a Break, Explore, Lunch, Learn a New Skill and finally Eat & Sleep.
Nice photo of a group of dog walkers and their various dogs enjoying a relaxed walk around the Pond. It’s one example of the many ways that visitors benefit from having Fleet Pond as a local nature reserve.
Fleet Pond Society (FPS) will be having it’s AGM this Saturday, 20th February 2016.
It will be held in St. Philip & St James Church Hall, Kings Rd, Fleet and will start at 7:15 pm. There is free car parking to the rear of the church hall (accessed down the drive to the right of the church accessed from Kings Road).
All members of the public are welcome to attend, not just members of FPS.
Why attend? Items of interest include:
There will also be an opportunity for refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Details of the meeting can be found below.
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