Whilst
much of the land in the Parish is managed or has
been managed in the past, Radley provides a diversity
of natural habitats for wildlife. These include:
- Freshwater aquatic and semi-aquatic: River
Thames; lakes and ponds; roadside streams and
ditches.
- Water meadows
- Pasture
- Field margins
- Woodland, copses and hedgerows
- Roadside and trackside verges
- Waste ground
- Underground
Many
of Radley's lakes were and are the result of gravel
extraction, and are in the process of being infilled
with PFA from Didcot Power
Station. When settled, the ash is covered
with earth, re-landscaped and replanted to form
new 'natural' woodland areas.
Wildlife also exists and
sometimes thrives in many man-made environments
including: paths, pavements, walls, exteriors
and interiors of buildings, etc. Semi-natural
environments are provided by gardens and parkland
(Radley College and Barrow Hills). |
