Kingstown Wildlife Pond

Given to Carlisle City Council during the development of the Kingstown Industrial Estate.  Kingstown Wildlife Pond is an oasis of peace and tranquility nestled in amongst the houses and the industrious north of the City.

Habitat and Wildlife.

Kingstown Pond is a fantastic haven for many different species of wildlife.  At the edges of the  Pond you will find many interesting plants, offering a variety of colour throughout the growing season.  Yellow flag iris, water mint, spearwort, reed mace and rushes to name but a few.  There is also a wide range of plants growing in the pond providing food for the numerous insect species that live underwater for part of their life cycle.  Some of these insects will emerge from the pond as flying insects during the summer months. The damselflies, dragonflies and mayflies, as well as the mosquitos and midges.

This underwater world is a breeding ground for frogs, toads and newts, and a year round home for water scorpions, pond snails and of course the carnivorous great diving beetles which can be as big as a 50p coin.

Reasons to visit.

Site Access.

Along Kingstown Broadway, you can turn left into Wakefield Road where there is limited on street parking.  Kingstown Wildife Pond is just the other side of the gate.

Alternatively, continue along Kingstown Broadway and turn left into Westmoor Road, where you will find the car park for Kingmoor Nature Reserve.  From here there is a footpath heading east along a high earth bank to The Kingstown Wildlife Pond.

There is also pedestrian access from Lowry Hill Road.

Opening Times: Kingstown Pond is open all day, every day, all year round.

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