Lavells Lake Explained

Lavells Lake is a 12.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

The nature reserve is a lake made from an old gravel pit^[4] and it has several bird hides.^[5]

History

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

The site has the following fauna:^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

Mammals

• 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

Amphibians and reptiles

• Common frog
• Grass snake
• Common toad
• Smooth newt
• Great crested newt
• Red-eared slider

Flora

The site has the following flora:^{[20] [21]}

Trees

• Betula pendula
• Prunus spinosa

Plants

• Impatiens glandulifera
• Leucojum aestivum
• Ulex europaeus
• Anthriscus sylvestris
• Dipsacus
• Primula veris
• Phragmites communis
• Inula helenium

References

51.4506°N -0.8742°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lavells Lake. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 1 November 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Lavells Lake . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 1 November 2019.
3. Web site: Friends of Lavell's Lake – Reading Voluntary Action . Rva.org.uk . 2013-11-08 . 2017-05-01.
4. Web site: History of Dinton Pastures . Dintonpastures.co.uk . 2017-05-01.
5. Web site: Walks and hides - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
6. Web site: History - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711171523/http://foll.org.uk/about-foll/history/ . 2017-07-11 . dead .
7. Web site: Mammals - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
8. Web site: Butterflies & Moths - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2011-08-11 . 2017-05-01.
9. Web site: Dragonflies & Damselflies - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
10. Web site: Other Wildlife - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
11. Web site: Divers - Herons - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
12. Web site: Swans - Ducks - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2013-11-10 . 2017-05-01.
13. Web site: Raptors - Rails - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
14. Web site: Waders - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
15. Web site: Skuas - Terns - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
16. Web site: Pigeons - Woodpeckers - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
17. Web site: Larks - Chats - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
18. Web site: Thrushes - Warblers - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
19. Web site: Crests - Crows - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2017-05-01.
20. Web site: Starlings > Buntings - Friends of Lavell's Lake . Foll.org.uk . 2014-06-20 . 2017-05-01.
21. Web site: Flora.