Haymill Valley | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Slough, Berkshire |
OS grid | SU 942 817 |
Area | 7.8 hectares (19 acres) |
Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
Haymill Valley is a 7.8-hectare (19-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Slough in Berkshire. It is owned by Slough Borough Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. [1] [2] [3] The site is known locally as The Millie. [4]
The site features ancient woodland with extensive reed beds and ponds fed by Two Mill Brook (also known as Two Mile Brook), which flows from Burnham Beeches into the Thames. [5] At the reserve's southernmost end is a site of an ancient watermill. [5]
The site features a pair of 7 foot metal sculptures of Kingfishers called the Millie Kingfishers, which were added in 2008. [6]
Haymill Valley Nature Reserve was declared a local nature reserve status in 1994 by Slough Borough Council. [1]
The site has the following fauna: [7] [1] [8]
The site has the following flora: [7] [9]
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