Wraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pits is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wraysbury in Berkshire. It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.
The site features four former gravel pits and is within the floodplains of the River Thames and the Colne Brook. It is important for the number of bird species it features.
Fauna
The following species have been recorded on the reserve.
Birds
Invertebrates
White-legged damselfly The beetle, Oulimnius major The caddisfly, Leptocerus lusitanius
Flora
The following plants have been recorded at the site:
Trees
Common buckthorn Crack willow
Plants
Common reed Lesser pond-sedge Greater pond-sedge Small pondweed Common bulrush Trifid bur-marigold Horned pondweed Grass vetchling Spiked sedge
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