Swallowfield Meadow
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.
Geography and site
The reserve features meadows, native hedgerows, a small copse, ditches, and seasonal ponds as well as the meadows themselves.
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. Before then the area had been a coal yard.
On 15 July 2003, the area was officially designated as a Local Nature Reserve.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Mammals
Flora
The site has the following flora:
Trees
Plants
References
- ^ "Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Swallowfield Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Orchard and Meadows | Swallowfield Parish Council in Berkshire". Swallowfieldpc.gov.uk. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.