List of local nature reserves in Berkshire

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Bluebells in Goulding's Wood, part of Park Wood and Goulding's Wood LNR

Local nature reserves (LNRs) in England are designated by local authorities under Section 21 of
[1]
the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.  LNRs are sites which have a
special local interest either biologically or geologically. Local authorities have a duty to care for
them, and must control the sites by owning or leasing them, or by having an agreement with the
[2]
owners. The local authorities can apply local byelaws to manage and protect LNRs.
[3]
As of January 2020, there are forty-one LNRs in Berkshire.  Five are also Sites of Special
Scientific Interest, two are Special Areas of Conservation and four are managed by
the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
[4]
Berkshire is a county in South East England.  It is bordered by Hampshire and Surrey to the
south, Greater London to the east, Wiltshire to the west
[5]
and Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to the north.  Berkshire lies in the valleys of
[6]
the Thames and its tributary, the River Kennet, and in the west it is crossed by chalk hills.  It
has a population of more than 860,000. It is no longer an administrative county following the
abolition of Berkshire County Council in 1998. It is governed by six unitary authorities: Bracknell
[7]
Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham.

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Key[edit]
Other designations and wildlife trust management[edit]
• BBOWT = Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
• SAC = Special Area of Conservation
• SSSI = Site of Special Scientific Interest
Sites[edit]

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This ancient
wood is named
Woo after
8.5 dley
the alder trees
he
which dominate
Ald cta 51.4
Wok Map an it. Other species
er res 59°N
ingh d detail include ash and 
Mo (2 0.88
am s willow. Ground
ors 1 6°W
flora
acr SU
include marsh
es) 775
marigolds, primr
739
oses and anemo
nes.[8]
More than 40
aquatic and
 ati o Oth and
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[ o u er details[
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a n[ g d]
b] h
]

This ancient
wood is named
Woo after
8.5 dley
the alder trees
he
which dominate
Ald cta 51.4
Wok Map an it. Other species
er res 59°N
ingh d detail include ash and 
Mo (2 0.88
am s willow. Ground
ors 1 6°W
flora
acr SU
include marsh
es) 775
marigolds, primr
739
oses and anemo
nes.[8]
More than 40
aquatic and
wetland plants
Son and 18 species
0.4 ning
of dragonfly hav
he
e been recorded
cta 51.4
Ali's Wok Map an at the reserve.
res 70°N
Pon ingh d detail Other fauna
(0. 0.91
d am s include great
99 3°W
crested
acr SU
newts, harvest
es) 756
mice, stag
751
beetles, song
thrushes and pip
istrelle bats.[9]
This site, which
was once part of
San
a Victorian
dhur country estate,
7.8
st has ancient
he
Am
cta Brac woodland, birch 
barr 51.3 Map an
res knell and hazel coppi
ow 56°N d detail
(1 Fore ce, marsh,
Cou 0.81 s
9 st ponds and a
rt 7°W
acr meadow. Fauna
SU
es) include noctule
825
bats, glow
625
worms and stag
beetles.[10]
 es) 756
mice, stag
751
beetles, song
thrushes and pip
istrelle bats.[9]
This site, which
was once part of
San
a Victorian
dhur country estate,
7.8
st has ancient
he
Am
cta Brac woodland, birch 
barr 51.3 Map an
res knell and hazel coppi
ow 56°N d detail
(1 Fore ce, marsh,
Cou 0.81 s
9 st ponds and a
rt 7°W
acr meadow. Fauna
SU
es) include noctule
825
bats, glow
625
worms and stag
beetles.[10]
The reserve has
four former
gravel pits which
have been
converted from
Hort derelict land into
Arth
4.1 on lagoons
ur Win
he managed for
Jac dsor
cta 51.4 wildlife. There
ob and Map an
res 72°N are several
Nat Mai d detail
(1 0.53 islands and the
ure den s
0 0°W site has been
Res hea
acr TQ planted with
erv d
es) 022 trees and
e
758 shrubs, while
some areas
have been
turned into
wildflower
meadows.[11]
Most of this site
is broad leaved
woodland on
well drained
chalk soils,
together with
some areas on
wet clay and
 have been
turned into
wildflower
meadows.[11]
Most of this site
is broad leaved
woodland on
well drained
chalk soils,
together with
some areas on
wet clay and
others on glacial
sands and
gravels. It has
Coo one of the
85. kha richest ground
7 m Win floras of any
Bis he dsor wood in the
ha cta 51.5 and SAC, Map an county,
[12] with dog's
m res 56°N Mai  SS d detail
Wo (2 0.76 den [13] s mercury and ivy 
SI
ods 12 5°W hea dominant. There
acr SU d are also mollusc
es) 857 species
849 characteristic of
ancient
woodland on
chalky soils,
such as the
snails Helicigon
a
lapicida, Pomati
as
elegans and Co
chlodina
laminata.[14]
A stream runs
through this
area of ancient
woodland. There
Rea
are fauna such
5.6 ding
as bats,
he
Blu hedgehogs, mun
cta 51.4
nde Map an tjac deer, field
res 56°N Rea
lls d detail mice and frogs,
(1 1.03 ding
 as
elegans and Co
chlodina
laminata.[14]
A stream runs
through this
area of ancient
woodland. There
Rea
are fauna such
5.6 ding
as bats,
he
Blu hedgehogs, mun
cta 51.4
nde Map an tjac deer, field
res 56°N Rea
lls d detail mice and frogs,
(1 1.03 ding
Cop s while flora
4 3°W
se include opposite
acr SU
leaved golden
es) 673
saxifrage, marsh
734
marigold, yellow
archangel and fo
ol's-water-cress.
[15]

This site has

Maid mature
12. enhe woodland at the
5 ad Win northern end
Bra he dsor and more
dna cta 51.5 and Map an recently planted
m res 49°N Mai d detail trees in the
Wo (3 0.78 den s south. In the
od 1 0°W hea middle is a field
acr SU d which has chalk
es) 847 grassland plants
840 and large
anthills.[16]
Maid
This former
12. enhe
quarry has
7 ad Win
areas of
Bra he dsor
parkland
ywi cta 51.5 and Map an
together with
ck res 12°N Mai d detail
areas managed
Par (3 0.71 den s
for wildlife with
k 1 0°W hea
grassland,
acr SU d
woodland a
es) 896
800 pond.[17]
 acr SU d which has chalk
es) 847 grassland plants
840 and large
anthills.[16]
Maid
This former
12. enhe
quarry has
7 ad Win
areas of
Bra he dsor
parkland
ywi cta 51.5 and Map an
together with
ck res 12°N Mai d detail
areas managed
Par (3 0.71 den s
for wildlife with
k 1 0°W hea
grassland,
acr SU d
woodland a
es) 896
800 pond.[17]

The site consists

Maid of two adjacent
21. enhe woods,
4 ad Win Carpenter's
Car
he dsor Wood and
pen
cta 51.5 and Map an Dungrovehill
ter'
res 37°N Mai d detail Wood. It lost half
s
(5 0.78 den s of its
Wo
3 5°W hea mature beech tr
od
acr SU d ees in the
es) 844 storms of 1987
827 and the early
1990s.[18]
8.7 Caversham
Clayfield hectares 51.488°N
Reading
Copse (21 0.957°W
acres) SU 725 771