Alder Moors
Alder Moors is a Local Nature Reserve in Woodley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wokingham District Council.
The name 'Aldermoors' derives from the alder trees that populate this reserve. It is ancient woodland with coppiced areas.
History
In 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.Fauna
The site has the following fauna:Mammals
Invertebrates
- Green-veined white
- Holly blue
- Aglais io
- Polygonia c-album
- Speckled wood
- Hornet moth
- Kidney Spot ladybird
- Stigmella aurella
- Holly leaf miner
Birds
- Mallard
- Canada goose
- Red kite
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- Common buzzard
- Common chiffchaff
- Eurasian blackcap
- Eurasian wren
- Anser anser
- Ardea cinerea
- Certhia familiaris
- Cygnus olor
- Common chaffinch
- Coot
Amphibians &; reptiles
Flora
The site has the following flora:Trees
- Acer campestre
- Acer pseudoplatanus
- Alnus glutinosa
- Corylus avellana
- Crataegus monogyna
- Fraxinus excelsior
- Ilex aquifolium
- Prunus avium
- Prunus cerasifera
- Prunus spinosa
- Quercus robur
- Sambucus nigra
- Taxus baccata
- Ulmus procera
- ''Taxus baccata''
Mosses & Liverworts
- Hypnum cupressiforme
- Orthotrichum affine
- Polytrichastrum formosum
- ''Pellia epiphylla''
Lichens
- Flavoparmelia caperata
- Lecanora chlarotera
- Lecidella elaeochroma
- Lepraria incana
- Parmelia sulcata
- Parmotrema perlatum
- Phaeophyscia orbicularis
- Physcia adscendens
- Physcia tenella
- Ramalina farinacea
- ''Xanthoria parietina''