Alder Moors is a 8.5-hectare (21-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Woodley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wokingham District Council.[1][2]
| Alder Moors | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
 | |
| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Woodley, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 775 739 |
| Area | 8.5 hectares (21 acres) |
| Managed by | Wokingham District Council |
The name 'Aldermoors' derives from the alder trees that populate this reserve. It is ancient woodland with coppiced areas.[3]
History
editIn 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.[1]
Fauna
editThe site has the following fauna:[4][5]
Mammals
editInvertebrates
edit- Green-veined white
- Holly blue
- Aglais io
- Polygonia c-album
- Speckled wood
- Hornet moth
- Kidney Spot ladybird
- Stigmella aurella
- Holly leaf miner
Birds
edit- 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
editFlora
editThe site has the following flora:[4][5]
Trees
edit- 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
Plants
edit- Adoxa moschatellina
- Alliaria petiolata
- Anemone nemorosa
- Angelica sylvestris
- Anthriscus caucalis
- Anthriscus sylvestris
- Arctium minus
- Arum maculatum
- Asplenium scolopendrium
- Bellis perennis
- Brachypodium sylvaticum
- Bryonia dioica
- Caltha palustris
- Cardamine flexuosa
- Carex pendula
- Chelidonium majus
- Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Cirsium arvense
- Cirsium vulgare
- Dactylis glomerata
- Dryopteris cristata
- Euphorbia peplus
- Ficaria verna
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Galium aparine
- Geranium lucidum
- Geranium robertianum
- Geum urbanum
- Glechoma hederacea
- Heracleum sphondylium
- Holcus lanatus
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Hypericum androsaemum
- Impatiens glandulifera
- Iris pseudacorus
- Juncus effusus
- Juncus inflexus
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. argentatum
- Lamium album
- Lamium purpureum
- Lolium perenne
- Lonicera periclymenum
- Lunaria annua
- Luzula pilosa
- Lysimachia nummularia
- Lysimachia nemorum
- Mentha aquatica
- Mercurialis perennis
- Myosotis sylvatica
- Oenanthe crocata
- Oxalis acetosella
- Pentaglottis sempervirens
- Plantago major
- Poa annua
- Polypodium vulgare
- Polystichum setiferum
- Primula vulgaris
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Ranunculus ficaria
- Ranunculus repens
- Ribes rubrum
- Rubus fruticosus agg.
- Rumex obtusifolius
- Scrophularia auriculata
- Stellaria holostea
- Stellaria media
- Taraxacum officinale agg.
- Ulex europaeus
- Urtica dioica
- Veronica hederifolia
- Veronica montana
- Veronica persica
- Viola odorata
- Viola reichenbachiana
- Viola riviniana
Mosses & Liverworts
editLichens
edit- Flavoparmelia caperata
- Lecanora chlarotera
- Lecidella elaeochroma
- Lepraria incana
- Parmelia sulcata
- Parmotrema perlatum
- Phaeophyscia orbicularis
- Physcia adscendens
- Physcia tenella
- Ramalina farinacea
- Xanthoria parietina
Fungi
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alder Moors.
References
edit- ^ a b "Alder Moors". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Map of Alder Moors". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Aldermoors Nature Reserve - Wokingham Borough Council". Wokingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Alder Moors, Woodley – 10th April « Reading & District Natural History Society". Rdnhs.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Alder Moors – 11 April 2015 « Reading & District Natural History Society". Rdnhs.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2017.