Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Lying close to the village of Soudley in the Forest of Dean west Gloucestershire Soudley Ponds (grid reference SO662112) also known as Sutton Ponds comprise four linked man-made ponds lined in succession through the narrow Sutton Valley and surrounded by stands of tall Douglas Fir. It is a 7.04-hectare (17.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984.The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).