Bray Pit

Bray Pit is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Holyport in Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve was under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust,[2] but as of December 2019 is no longer listed on the Trust web site.

Geography and site

The site is 2.0 hectares (4.9 acres) in size.[1] Bray Pit consists of a small flooded gravel pit surrounded by a strip of woodland, a mature hedge and a wide grassy bank.[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1]

Invertebrates

Birds
  • Sterna hirundo
  • Fulica atra
  • Podiceps cristatus
  • Dendrocopus major
  • Ardea cinerea
  • Delichon urbica
  • Alcedo atthis
  • Gallinula chloropus
  • Hirundo rustica
  • Apus apus

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1]

gollark: They effectively give helping permission by submitting it to a hatchery, but that's irrelevant.
gollark: Ah, well, it *could* be interpreted that way, I guess.
gollark: I mean, they want views if it's in a hatchery.
gollark: Do not help notes? How does that go against sickness?
gollark: Probably.

References
  1. Opening Times. "Bray Pit | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. "2016 Programme « WMCV". Wmcv.org. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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