Bray Pit is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Holyport in Berkshire, England. [1] The nature reserve was under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, [2] but as of December 2019 is no longer listed on the Trust web site.
The site is 2.0 hectares (4.9 acres) in size. [1] Bray Pit consists of a small flooded gravel pit surrounded by a strip of woodland, a mature hedge and a wide grassy bank. [1]
The site has the following fauna: [1]
The site has the following flora: [1]
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