Shepperlands Farm
Shepperlands Farm is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve north-west of Finchampstead in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Geography and site
Shepperlands Farm has a wildflower meadow, an area of woodland and a patch of heathland.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Mammals
Reptiles and amphibians
Invertebrates
- Aricia agestis
- Polyommatus icarus
- Melanargia galathea
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Favonius quercus
- Leptophyes punctatissima
- Limenitis camilla
- Enallagma cyathigerum
- Vanessa atalanta
Birds
Flora
The site has the following flora:
Trees
Plants
- Sorrel
- Erica tetralix
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Cardamine pratensis
- Calluna vulgaris
- Potentilla erecta
- Vicia cracca
- Lotus corniculatus
- Ranunculus
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References
- ^ "Shepperlands Farm". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ naomim (22 June 2015). "30 days wild day 20- reptiles, damselflies and wildflowers – whatnaomididnext". Whatnaomididnext.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Linda. "Shepperlands Farm – snakes alive! – Nature". Nerjarob.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter April 2015". Earley Environmental Group. Retrieved 12 April 2017.