Haymill Valley
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Slough, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 942 817 |
| Area | 7.8 hectares (19 acres) |
| Manager | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
Haymill Valley is a 7.8-hectare (19-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Slough in Berkshire. It is owned by Slough Borough Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1][2][3] The site is known locally as The Millie.[4]
Geography and site
[edit]The site features ancient woodland with extensive reed beds and ponds fed by Two Mill Brook (also known as Two Mile Brook), which flows from Burnham Beeches into the Thames.[5] At the reserve's southernmost end is a site of an ancient watermill.[5]
The site features a pair of 7 foot metal sculptures of Kingfishers called the Millie Kingfishers, which were added in 2008.[6]
History
[edit]Haymill Valley Nature Reserve was declared a local nature reserve status in 1994 by Slough Borough Council.[1]
Fauna
[edit]The site has the following fauna:[7][1][8]
Mammals
[edit]Invertebrates
[edit]- Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
- Holly blue (Celastrina argiolus)
- Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
- Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria)
- White-letter hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
Birds
[edit]- Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Great tit (Parus major)
- European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
- Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atracapilla)
- Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
- Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Flora
[edit]The site has the following flora:[7][9]
Trees
[edit]- Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Plants
[edit]- Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
- English bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
- Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Haymill Valley". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Map of Haymill Valley". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Haymill Valley". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Haymill Valley". Woodlands trust. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Locations". Evergreen2000trust.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Outdoor Culture Projects". Outdoorculture.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b Opening Times. "Haymill Valley | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Nature reserve gets spruce up to encourage return of wildlife watchers (From Slough Observer)". Sloughobserver.co.uk. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Berkshire Biodiversity News -2010" (PDF). Berkshire nature Conservation Forum. Retrieved 16 April 2017.