Loddon Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Twyford in

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. It is managed by the

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Geography and site

Loddon Nature Reserve is located on the site of a former gravel pit which is now flooded and has woody surrounds. The flooded gravel pit has several islands.

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Plants

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Lythrum salicaria ''Lythrum salicaria'' or purple loosestrifeFlora of NW Europe''Lythrum salicaria'' is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Pr ...

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Iris pseudacorus ''Iris pseudacorus'', the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet ''pseudacorus'' means "false acorus", r ...

References

{{Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust Parks and open spaces in Berkshire Nature reserves in Berkshire West Berkshire District Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust