Swallowfield Meadow
| 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.[1][2]
Geography and site
[edit]The reserve features meadows, native hedgerows, a small copse, ditches, and seasonal ponds as well as the meadows themselves.[1]
History
[edit]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 15 July 2003, the area was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve.[3]
Fauna
[edit]The site has the following fauna:[1]
Mammals
[edit]Flora
[edit]The site has the following flora:[1]
Trees
[edit]Plants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Orchard and Meadows | Swallowfield Parish Council in Berkshire". Swallowfieldpc.gov.uk. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.