Hartslock

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Address Chiltern Hills AONB, Reading RG8 9NH, UK Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PM Similar Moor Copse Nature R, Warburg Nature Reserve, College Lake nature re, Gatehampton Railway Bridge, Goring Lock

Thames from hartslock wood 1st august 2013

Hartslock Nature Reserve is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) section of the much larger Hartslock SSSI near Goring-on-Thames, south Oxfordshire, England. The reserve is primarily south-facing chalk downland surrounded by thick, ancient hedges and narrow tracts of mixed yew and deciduous woodland.

The site has a very rich diversity of species characteristic of the habitat, including:

Monkey orchids (Orchis simia), lady orchids (Orchis purpurea) and the hybrid between both species

Rare plants such as bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum), downy-fruited sedge (Carex filiformis), dodder and slender bedstraw (Galium pumilum)

Dingy skipper (Erynnis tages), grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) and green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) butterflies

Club-tailed dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) is a frequent visitor in May, flying up from the Thames.

Ephemera lineata, a rare mayfly also swarms in thousands on the site during the mating season.

Mecyna flavalis, a rare day-flying moth, is seen commonly in July.

Hartslock is open to the public throughout the year. Dogs should be kept on a lead because livestock is often kept on site.

References

Hartslock Wikipedia

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