Wraysbury and Hythe End Gravel Pits

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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