Swallowfield Meadow facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Swallowfield Meadow |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Swallowfield, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 726 647 |
| Area | 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) |
| Managed by | Swallowfield Parish Council |
Swallowfield Meadow is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Swallowfield, south of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Swallowfield Parish Council.
Geography and site
The reserve features meadows, native hedgerows, a small copse, ditches and seasonal ponds as well as the meadows themselves.
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. Before then the area had been a coal yard.
On 15 July 2003 the area was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Mammals
- European water vole
Flora
The site has the following flora:
Trees
- Betula pendula
- Acer campestre
- Corylus avellana
Plants
- Leucanthemum vulgare
- Knautia arvensis
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