Hunstrete Lake

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Hunstrete Lake (gbmapping|ST646622) includes a mature convert|5|acre|m2|sing=on lake plus two newly constructed lakes of convert|3.5|acre|m2. They just to the south of the village of Hunstrete, Somerset; south of Bristol, England and convert|7|mi|km west of Bath. It is surrounded by a belt of woodland, and at the north-west end this merges into Lord's Wood, Pensford.

The first documented building is referred to in a survey for the abbey in 1258. It was located in the vicinity of Hunstrete Lake about 200 metres to the north of the present house. [http://www.hunstretehouse.co.uk/caolabook.htm Hunstrete House]

The lake is used for angling.

Biodiversity

The lake is a breeding site for Great Crested Grebe; there is also a large breeding population of Common Toad. A number of bat species have also been recorded at the site including the "Common Pipistrelle" "Pipistrellus pipistrellus", Soprano Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus pygmaeus", noctule "Nyctalus noctula", Daubenton's bat "Myotis daubentonii" and lesser horseshoe bat "Rhinolophus hipposideros".

The scarce Violet Helleborine orchid is found in small quantities in the woodland along the north edge of the first pond to the west of the main lake. [Myles, Sarah (2000) "Flora of the Bristol Region" ISBN 1-874357-18-8 page 249]

References

Bibliography

* Susan Elizabeth Caola. 2003 Hunstrete, Truth and Legend – the story of a country estate ISBN 0-9546239-0-8