Loddon Nature Reserve
Loddon Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Twyford in Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]
Geography and site
The site is 13.5 hectares (33 acres) in size.[2] Loddon Nature Reserve is located on the site of a former gravel pit which is now flooded and has woody surrounds.[3] The flooded gravel pit has several islands.[4]
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:[2][5]
Birds
- Anas strepera
- Smew
- Tufted duck
- Pochard
- Snipe
- Sylvia atricapilla
- Sterna hirundo
- Fulica atra
- Phalacrocorax carbo
- Podiceps cristatus
- Ardea cinerea
- Gallinula chloropus
- Haematopus ostralegus
- Aythya ferina
- Anas clypeata
- Anas crecca
- Aythya fuligula
- Sylvia communis
- Anas penelope
- Phylloscopus trochilus
- Little grebe
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- Common kestrel
- Tawny owl
- Barn owl
- Little owl
- Lesser spotted woodpecker
- European green woodpecker
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Common redshank
- Common swift
- Common goldeneye
- Common merganser
- Water rail
- European stonechat
- Green sandpiper
- Common sandpiper
Flora
The site has the following flora:[2]
Plants
References
- ↑ "Walks in the Loddon valley - Loddon Nature Reserve & Waltham Chase" (PDF). Twyford Village Partnership. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 Opening Times. "Loddon Nature Reserve | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ Name: *. "Loddon Nature Reserve Walk". Babyroutes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ "Exploring the Thames Wilderness: A Guide to the Natural Thames - Richard Mayon-White, Wendy Yorke - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ "Twyford Gravel Pits". Berksoc.org.uk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°52′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.87167°W
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