Caraway place is a small but attractive site with a pond of value for a wide range of amphibians and aquatic invertebrates.This site is a good example of sustainable urban drainage system alongside habitat creation. The site is partly managed by local residents.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Caraway Place Pond
Borough: Sutton
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 0.29 ha
Description
Wildlife
The main attraction of this site is the pond, which has some interesting emergent plant species, including great reedmace (Typha latifolia), flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), hard rush (Juncus inflexus), jointed rush (J. articulatus) and yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus). Some ornamental species have also been planted, and the large leaves of giant rhubarb (Gunnera mannicata) shade part of the banks. Frogs find the pond attractive and many young can be seen on the adjoining grassland in late spring/early summer. A range of dragonflies and damselflies can be seen hunting over the pond, and may breed here. There is a well-grown ornamental hedge alongside the road, a few mature trees along the southern boundary, and several bushes divide the pond area from the rest of the site, providing cover for birds.Facilities
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Common frog spawning © Susy Hogarth
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