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Natural History of Radley

The Radley Lakes

This page relates to wildlife in the area in and around the two lakes, known as Thrupp Lake and Bullfield Lake (or, to Didcot Power station operators, as lakes 'E' and 'F') at grid reference SU 518 975.

These lakes are currently threatened with extinction by Didcot ash disposal operations. Full story.

Thrupp Lake, photographed 15 May 2005 by L Pasquire

Thrupp Lake (15 May 2005).

 
Click on the above to see some photographs of the lakes.
 
Ecology of the Lakes
Click on the above for an article about the ecology of the lakes
 
What's in the Water?

"The most pristine fresh water location we have ever seen." Click on the above for dive report by ISIS Divers.

"Probably the least disturbed, natural inland habitat we've visited": www.coolpics.uk
 

Species data for Thrupp

(Excel spreadsheet 467kB)
 
The following pages are only a partial list. (Click on the above link for the definitive list)
 

Flora

 

Fauna

 
 
On the main natural history pages of this website, species recorded  or photographed in this area are denoted by asterix after the date eg (15 May 2005)*
 
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