Audrey's Meadow

Audrey's Meadow is public open space in between Greenham and Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire, England.[1] The site is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]

Geography and site

The site covers 5.0 acres (2.0 ha).[3] Audrey's Meadow contains a mixture of improved and semi-improved neutral grassland and wet woodland with ponds.[3]

History

In 2011 the meadow was adopted as a public open space and named after one of the parish councilors, Mrs Audrey Appleby.[4][5]

In 2014 the site was transferred from West Berkshire Council to the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[6]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1]

Amphibians

Invertebrates

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Opening Times. "Audrey's Meadow | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Basingstoke Conservation Volunteers - News". Basingstokecv.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. 1 2 "West Berkshire Access Improvement Project". The Good Exchange. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  4. ↑ Posted by Me. "Newbury Berkshire: Public space named in honour". Newburyberkshire.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Greenham Parish Council Held in St Mary's Church Hall, Greenham on 14 September 2011 At 7.30 pm" (PDF). Greenham Parish Council. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  6. ↑ 00:00, 22 MAY 2013Updated15:09, 7 JUN 2013. "Wildlife trust set to run West Berkshire nature reserves". Get Reading. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 1°18′09″W / 51.3900°N 1.3026°W / 51.3900; -1.3026

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