| Loddon Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
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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 |
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.
Geography and site
Loddon Nature Reserve is located on the site of a former gravel pit which is now flooded and has woody surrounds. The flooded gravel pit has several islands.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
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:
Plants
References
- ^ "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.
51°28′30″N 0°52′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.87167°W / 51.47500; -0.87167
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