Wide-angle, photo-stitched panorama of the Pond at Spittal Pond Nature Reserve, Smiths Parish Bermuda
Wide-angle, photostiched panorama of the Pond at Spittal Pond Nature Reserve, Smiths Parish Bermuda. Spittal Pond, located in Smiths Parish Bermuda, is the largest and the most premium nature reserve and national park of the island. It spreads over some 64-acres of land area. This Nature Reserve is co-owned by Bermuda National Trust and Bermuda Government. The reserve stretches along the south shore coastal line and at its center is the 8-acre Spittal Pond. It’s a sprawling sanctuary with a valley having the large brackish pond, several other freshwater ponds with surrounding marsh and woodland areas. There is a winding trail through all these climbing to a spectacular views over the south shore. This area originally was comprised of 10 strips of privately held land. However due to large parts being salt marshes, it was unsuitable for development. In 1946, historian and conservationist Dr. Henry Wilkinson purchased a segment of the land at the eastern end and donated the acres land area to the Bermuda National Trust in 1973. Bermuda Government bought the remaining parts as and when they became available. Some areas in the western side has been leased out to dairy farmers. In 1966 the first nature trail was created around the park. It was only in 1986 when Spittal Pond actually became a protected nature reserve under the National Park act.
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Location: Spittal Pond Nature Reserve, Smiths Parish Bermuda
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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