Loddon Nature Reserve is a 14-hectare (35-acre) nature reserve on the edge of the village of Twyford in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Twyford, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 785 757 |
| Area | 14 hectares (35 acres) |
| Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
Geography and site
editLoddon Nature Reserve is located on the site of a former gravel pit which is now flooded and has woody surrounds.[2] The flooded gravel pit has several islands.[3]
Fauna
editThe site has the following fauna:[1][4]
Birds
edit- 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
editThe site has the following flora:[1]
Plants
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Loddon Nature Reserve". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Loddon Nature Reserve Walk". Babyroutes.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Mayon-White, Richard; Yorke, Wendy (4 July 2013). Exploring the Thames Wilderness: A Guide to the Natural Thames - Richard Mayon-White, Wendy Yorke - Google Books. ISBN 9781408181126. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Twyford Gravel Pits". Berksoc.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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