Alder Moors is a Local Nature Reserve in Woodley, a suburb of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wokingham District Council.
The name 'Aldermoors' derives from the alder trees that populate this reserve. It is ancient woodland with coppiced areas.
History In 1990 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.
Fauna The site has the following fauna:
Mammals Common shrew European rabbit Red fox
Invertebrates Green-veined white Holly blue Aglais io Polygonia c-album Speckled wood Hornet moth Kidney Spot ladybird Stigmella aurella Holly leaf miner
Birds Mallard Canada goose Red kite Eurasian sparrowhawk Common buzzard Common chiffchaff Eurasian blackcap Eurasian wren Anser anser Ardea cinerea Certhia familiaris Cygnus olor Common chaffinch Coot
Amphibians & reptiles Common frog Grass snake
Flora The site has the following flora:
Trees Acer campestre Acer pseudoplatanus Alnus glutinosa Corylus avellana Crataegus monogyna Fraxinus excelsior Ilex aquifolium Prunus avium Prunus cerasifera Prunus spinosa Quercus robur Sambucus nigra Taxus baccata Ulmus procera Taxus baccata
Plants
Mosses & Liverworts Hypnum cupressiforme Orthotrichum affine Polytrichastrum formosum Pellia epiphylla
Lichens Flavoparmelia caperata Lecanora chlarotera Lecidella elaeochroma Lepraria incana Parmelia sulcata Parmotrema perlatum Phaeophyscia orbicularis Physcia adscendens Physcia tenella Ramalina farinacea Xanthoria parietina
Fungi Phragmidium violaceum
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