The Gullet is a Local Nature Reserve in

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Geography and site

The nature reserve is a small strip of woodland along the railway which contains a mixture of trees on a chalky soil, along with flowering plants, scrub and rough grassland.

History

In 1999 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Trees

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Fagus sylvatica ''Fagus sylvatica'', the European beech or common beech, is a large, graceful deciduous tree in the Fagaceae, beech family with smooth silvery-gray bark, large leaf area, and a short trunk with low branches. Description ''Fagus sylvatica'' i ...

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Quercus robur ''Quercus robur'', the pedunculate oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native plant, native to most of Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions. It ...

References

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