Stanford End Mill And River Loddon
Stanford End Mill and River Loddon is a 11.8-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Reading in Berkshire. It covers Stanford End Mill meadows and a 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) stretch of the River Loddon between Stanford End and Sheep Bridge north-west of Swallowfield.
The mill was built in early Victorian times on the Stratfield Saye estate.
Fauna
The site has the following animals
Mammals
Birds
Invertebrates
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
Trees
Plants
- Fritillaria meleagris
- Potamogeton nodosus
- Alopecurus pratensis
- Holcus lanatus
- Ranunculus acris
- Rumex acetosa
- Plantago lanceolata
- Centaurea nigra
- Rhinanthus minor
- Silaum silaus
- Ophioglossum vulgatum
- Carex disticha
- Carex panicea
- Cardamine pratensis
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Oenanthe fistulosa
- Potamogeton pectinatus
- Nuphar lutea
- Sagitarria sagittifolia
- Schoenoplectus lacustris
- Sparganium erectum
- Epilobium hirsutum
- Eupatorium cannabinum
- Symphytum officinale
- Lythrum salicaria
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Petasites hybridus
- Myosotis scorpioides
- Myosoton aquaticum
- Nasturtium officinale
- Urtica dioica
- Dipsacus fullonum
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Stanford End Mill and River Loddon". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Map of Stanford End Mill and River Loddon". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Stanford End Mill and River Loddon citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Water Mills on the Thames and Loddon, Wargrave Local History Society, May 2015
