Lavells Lake
| Lavells Lake | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Reading, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 783 729 |
| Area | 12.5 hectares (31 acres) |
| Managed by | Wokingham District Council and The Friends of Lavell's Lake |
Lavells Lake is a 12.5-hectare (31-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the outskirts of Woodley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned by Wokingham District Council and managed by the council and The Friends of Lavell's Lake.[1][2] The nature reserve is part of Dinton Pastures Country Park.[3]
Geography and site
[edit]The nature reserve is a lake made from an old gravel pit[4] and it has several bird hides.[5]
History
[edit]The lake was opened to the public in 1979 as part of the country park after the area was used for extracting gravel for 14 years.[6]
In 1992 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.[1]
Fauna
[edit]The site has the following fauna:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Mammals
[edit]- Soprano pipistrelle
- Common pipistrelle
- Daubenton's bat
- Brown long-eared bat
- European rabbit
- Red fox
- Roe deer
- Muntjac deer
- Stoat
- Weasel
- Wood mouse
- Eastern gray squirrel
- Field vole
Invertebrates
[edit]- Anax imperator
- Aeshna grandis
- Aeshna cyanea
- Aeshna mixta
- Brachytron pratense
- Orthetrum cancellatum
- Sympetrum striolatum
- Sympetrum sanguineum
- Libellula quadrimaculata
- Libellula depressa
- Cordulia aenea
- Cordulegaster boltonii
- Aeshna juncea
- Calopteryx virgo
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula
- Enallagma cyathigerum
- Coenagrion lunulatum
- Ischnura elegans
- Erythromma najas
- Pieris napi
- Pieris brassicae
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Pieris rapae
- Gonepteryx rhamni
- Pyronia tithonus
- Maniola jurtina
- Melanargia galathea
- Aphantopus hyperantus
- Pararge aegeria
- Polygonia c-album
- Vanessa cardui
- Aglais io
- Vanessa atalanta
- Aglais urticae
- Polyommatus icarus
- Celastrina argiolus
- Aricia agestis
- Lycaena phlaeas
- Thymelicus sylvestris
- Thymelicus lineola
- Ochlodes sylvanus
Birds
[edit]- Little grebe
- Great crested grebe
- Eurasian bittern
- Little egret
- Grey heron
- Greylag goose
- Canada goose
- Mute swan
- Egyptian goose
- Common shelduck
- Mandarin duck
- Eurasian wigeon
- Gadwall
- Eurasian teal
- Mallard
- Northern pintail
- Garganey
- Northern shoveler
- Red-crested pochard
- Common pochard
- Tufted duck
- Common goldeneye
- Smew
- Goosander
- Red kite
- Marsh harrier
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- Common buzzard
- Osprey
- Common kestrel
- Eurasian hobby
- Peregrine falcon
- Red-legged partridge
- Common pheasant
- Water rail
- Eurasian moorhen
- Eurasian coot
- Eurasian oystercatcher
- Little ringed plover
- Common ringed plover
- European golden plover
- Northern lapwing
- Dunlin
- Ruff
- Jack snipe
- Common snipe
- Black-tailed godwit
- Bar-tailed godwit
- Whimbrel
- Eurasian curlew
- Redshank
- Common greenshank
- Green sandpiper
- Common sandpiper
- Mediterranean gull
- Little gull
- Black-headed gull
- Common gull
- Lesser black-backed gull
- European herring gull
- Yellow-legged gull
- Greater black-backed gull
- Sandwich tern
- Common tern
- Arctic tern
- Black tern
- Feral pigeon
- Stock dove
- Wood pigeon
- Eurasian collared dove
- Ring-necked parakeet
- Common cuckoo
- Barn owl
- Little owl
- Tawny owl
- Common swift
- Common kingfisher
- Green woodpecker
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Eurasian skylark
- Sand martin
- Barn swallow
- Common house martin
- Meadow pipit
- Yellow wagtail
- Grey wagtail
- Pied wagtail
- Eurasian wren
- Dunnock
- Robin
- Common nightingale
- Common redstart
- Whinchat
- European stonechat
- Northern wheatear
- Common blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Redwing
- Song thrush
- Sedge warbler
- Common reed warbler
- Lesser whitethroat
- Whitethroat
- Garden warbler
- Eurasian blackcap
- Common chiffchaff
- Willow warbler
- Goldcrest
- Firecrest
- Spotted flycatcher
- Long-tailed tit
- Coal tit
- Blue tit
- Great tit
- Eurasian nuthatch
- Eurasian treecreeper
- Eurasian jay
- Eurasian magpie
- Western jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion crow
- Common raven
- Common starling
- House sparrow
- Common chaffinch
- Brambling
- European greenfinch
- Goldfinch
- Eurasian siskin
- Common linnet
- Lesser redpoll
- Eurasian bullfinch
- Common reed bunting
Amphibians and reptiles
[edit]Flora
[edit]The site has the following flora:[20][21]
Trees
[edit]Plants
[edit]- Impatiens glandulifera
- Leucojum aestivum
- Ulex europaeus
- Anthriscus sylvestris
- Dipsacus
- Primula veris
- Phragmites communis
- Inula helenium
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lavells Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Lavells Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Friends of Lavell's Lake – Reading Voluntary Action". Rva.org.uk. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "History of Dinton Pastures". Dintonpastures.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Walks and hides - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "History - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Mammals - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Butterflies & Moths - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Dragonflies & Damselflies - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Other Wildlife - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Divers - Herons - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Swans - Ducks - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Raptors - Rails - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Waders - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Skuas - Terns - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Pigeons - Woodpeckers - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Larks - Chats - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Thrushes - Warblers - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Crests - Crows - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Starlings > Buntings - Friends of Lavell's Lake". Foll.org.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Flora".