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.[1]

Shepperlands Farm
Heath area with woodland in the background
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Finchampstead, Berkshire
OS grid	SU778642
Area	10 hectares (25 acres)
Managed by	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Geography and site

Shepperlands Farm has a wildflower meadow, an area of woodland and a patch of heathland.[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1][2][3][4]

Mammals

• Roe deer
• Red fox
• European badger

Reptiles and amphibians

• Vipera berus
• Grass snake
• Anguis fragilis
• Zootoca vivipara

Invertebrates

• Aricia agestis
• Polyommatus icarus
• Melanargia galathea
• Anthocharis cardamines
• Favonius quercus
• Leptophyes punctatissima
• Limenitis camilla
• Enallagma cyathigerum
• Vanessa atalanta

Birds

• Eurasian blue tit
• Eurasian treecreeper
• Buteo buteo
• Caprimulgus europaeus

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1][2]

Trees

• Quercus robur
• Birch

Plants

• Sorrel
• Erica tetralix
• Lychnis flos-cuculi
• Cardamine pratensis
• Calluna vulgaris
• Potentilla erecta
• Vicia cracca
• Lotus corniculatus
• Ranunculus

References

1. "Shepperlands Farm". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
2. By naomim (2015-06-22). "30 days wild day 20- reptiles, damselflies and wildflowers – whatnaomididnext". Whatnaomididnext.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
3. Linda. "Shepperlands Farm – snakes alive! – Nature". Nerjarob.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
4. "Newsletter April 2015". Earley Environmental Group. Retrieved 2017-04-12.