Swallowfield Meadow


Swallowfield Meadow is a 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