Englemere Pond is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of North Ascot in Berkshire. The site is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned by the Crown Estate and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. Geography The nature reserve is situated between Martins Heron railway station and Ascot railway station. It features a shallow acidic lake and marsh land. History The land for most of its recorded history has been part of a great Royal Hunting Forest that surrounded Windsor Castle. In 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. In August 2016 an unexploded old military shell was discovered in Englemere Pond and blown up in a controlled explosion by the police. Fauna The fauna of the reserve include the following: Birds Invertebrates Reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates Grass snake Common toad Palmate newt Adders Flora The flora of the reserve include the following: Trees Oak Scots pine Hornbeam Rowan Silver birch Willow Cherry Alder Other Drosera rotundifolia Calluna Erica cinerea Erica tetralix Reed References Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire Local Nature Reserves in Berkshire Winkfield