Swallowfield Meadow
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationSwallowfield, Berkshire
OS gridSU 726 647
Area0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)
Managed bySwallowfield 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

The reserve features meadows, native hedgerows, a small copse, ditches, and seasonal ponds as well as the meadows themselves.[1]

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

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1]

Mammals

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1]

Trees

Plants

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Orchard and Meadows | Swallowfield Parish Council in Berkshire". Swallowfieldpc.gov.uk. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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

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