Millfield Pond Local Nature Reserve

Hampstead Heath Ponds are a series of some thirty bodies of water on or adjacent to Hampstead Heath, a vast open area of woodland and grassland in north London. The main ponds were originally dug in the 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs to meet London's growing water demand. These are divided into two groups: the three Hampstead Ponds (West Heath Side) and the eight Highgate Ponds (East Heath Side). Both sets of ponds are officially numbered incrementally from South to North, the southernmost pond being Hampstead no. 1 pond and the northernmost being Highgate no. 8 (Kenwood House's Wood Pond). The majority of the ponds on Hampstead Heath are fed by the headwater springs of the River Fleet. Three of the main ponds have been designated for swimming. Three of the main ponds are now large freshwater bathing/swimming ponds: two designated for a single gender (Highgate no. 2 (men) and Highgate no. 5 (women)); and one for mixed bathing (Hampstead no. 3). The bathing ponds are not the only

Location

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole