Swallowfield Meadow

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Swallowfield Meadow
Swallowfield meadow Local nature reserve May 2017.jpg
Swallowfield Meadow
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationSwallowfield, Berkshire
OS grid SU 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]

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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.

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