Swinley Park and Brick Pits | |
Aos: | Berkshire |
Interest: | Biological |
Coordinates: | 51.398°N -0.713°W |
Area: | 88.7ha |
Notifydate: | 1983 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Swinley Park and Brick Pits is an 88.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Bracknell in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is part of the Crown Estate.[1] [2]
The park is mainly a conifer plantation with scattered ancient oaks, sweet chestnuts and beech trees. Decaying trees have many rare species of insect. Swinley Brick Pits have several small pools which provide a habitat for dragonflies and waterfowl, as well as breeding sites for all three species of newts and a colony of marsh clubmoss.[3]
There is access to the park from New Forest Ride.