Swallowfield Meadow

Swallowfield Meadow is a local nature reserve within the village of Swallowfield, Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is owned and managed by Swallowfield Parish Council.[2]

Geography and site

Swallowfield Meadow Local Nature Reserve - May 2017

The reserve is 0.71 hectares (1.8 acres) in size.[1] This site features meadows, native hedgerows, a small copse, ditches and seasonal ponds as well as the meadows themselves.[2]

History

The area that is now the meadow was transferred to the Parish Council in the mid-1990s when houses were being built in the village.[3] Before then the area had been a coal yard.[3]

On 15th July 2003 the area was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve.[3]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[2]

Mammals

Flora

The site has the following flora:[2]

Trees

Plants

References

  1. 1 2 "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Natural England - Special Sites". Lnr.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Orchard and Meadows | Swallowfield Parish Council in Berkshire". Swallowfieldpc.gov.uk. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2017-04-26.

Coordinates: 51°22′37″N 0°57′26″W / 51.3769°N 0.9572°W / 51.3769; -0.9572

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