Loddon Nature Reserve

Loddon Nature Reserve is a 14-hectare (35-acre) nature reserve on the edge of the village of Twyford in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]

Loddon Nature Reserve
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Twyford, Berkshire
OS grid	SU 785 757
Area	14 hectares (35 acres)
Managed by	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Geography and site

Loddon Nature Reserve is located on the site of a former gravel pit which is now flooded and has woody surrounds.[2] The flooded gravel pit has several islands.[3]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1][4]

Birds

• Anas strepera
• Smew
• Tufted duck
• Pochard
• Snipe
• Sylvia atricapilla
• Sterna hirundo
• Fulica atra
• Phalacrocorax carbo
• Podiceps cristatus
• Ardea cinerea
• Gallinula chloropus
• Haematopus ostralegus
• Aythya ferina
• Anas clypeata
• Anas crecca
• Aythya fuligula
• Sylvia communis
• Anas penelope
• Phylloscopus trochilus
• Little grebe
• Eurasian sparrowhawk
• Common kestrel
• Tawny owl
• Barn owl
• Little owl
• Lesser spotted woodpecker
• European green woodpecker
• Great spotted woodpecker
• Common redshank
• Common swift
• Common goldeneye
• Common merganser
• Water rail
• European stonechat
• Green sandpiper
• Common sandpiper

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1]

Plants

• Lythrum salicaria
• Iris pseudacorus

References

1. "Loddon Nature Reserve". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
2. "Loddon Nature Reserve Walk". Babyroutes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
3. Mayon-White, Richard; Yorke, Wendy (4 July 2013). Exploring the Thames Wilderness: A Guide to the Natural Thames - Richard Mayon-White, Wendy Yorke - Google Books. ISBN 9781408181126. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
4. "Twyford Gravel Pits". Berksoc.org.uk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-04-12.