Shepperlands Farm
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Finchampstead, Berkshire |
OS grid | SU778642 |
Area | 10 hectares (25 acres) |
Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
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]
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[]
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[]
Plants[]
- Sorrel
- Erica tetralix
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Cardamine pratensis
- Calluna vulgaris
- Potentilla erecta
- Vicia cracca
- Lotus corniculatus
- Ranunculus
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "Shepperlands Farm". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b naomim (2015-06-22). "30 days wild day 20- reptiles, damselflies and wildflowers – whatnaomididnext". Whatnaomididnext.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ Linda. "Shepperlands Farm – snakes alive! – Nature". Nerjarob.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Newsletter April 2015". Earley Environmental Group. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
Categories:
- Parks and open spaces in Berkshire
- Nature reserves in Berkshire
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust