Shepperlands Farm Explained

Shepperlands Farm
Type:	Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SU778642
Location:	Finchampstead, Berkshire
Area:	10ha
Manager:	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Shepperlands Farm is a 10abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve north-west of Finchampstead in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[1]

Geography and site

Shepperlands Farm has a wildflower meadow, an area of woodland and a patch of heathland.^[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Mammals

• Roe deer
• Red fox
• European badger

Reptiles and amphibians

• Vipera berus
• Grass snake
• Anguis fragilis
• Zootoca vivipara

Invertebrates

• Aricia agestis
• Polyommatus icarus
• Melanargia galathea
• Anthocharis cardamines
• Favonius quercus
• Leptophyes punctatissima
• Limenitis camilla
• Enallagma cyathigerum
• Vanessa atalanta

Birds

• Eurasian blue tit
• Eurasian treecreeper
• Buteo buteo
• Caprimulgus europaeus

Flora

The site has the following flora:^{[1] [2]}

Trees

• Quercus robur
• Birch

Plants

• Sorrel
• Erica tetralix
• Lychnis flos-cuculi
• Cardamine pratensis
• Calluna vulgaris
• Potentilla erecta
• Vicia cracca
• Lotus corniculatus
• Ranunculus

References

51.3733°N -0.8822°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shepperlands Farm . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 24 November 2019.
2. Web site: naomim . 30 days wild day 20- reptiles, damselflies and wildflowers – whatnaomididnext . Whatnaomididnext.com . 2015-06-22 . 2017-04-12.
3. Web site: Linda . Shepperlands Farm – snakes alive! – Nature . Nerjarob.com . 2017-04-12.
4. Web site: Newsletter April 2015 . Earley Environmental Group . 2017-04-12.