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Henley Sidings is a nature reserve near Henley-in-Arden in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. The site is a 500 metre long railway embankment adjacent to the
North Warwickshire Line The North Warwickshire Line (also known as the Shakespeare Line) is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It runs from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, now the southern terminus of the line, al ...
. It is limestone grassland and scrub, which has a variety of wild flowers including woolly thistle, fairy flax and lady's bedstraw. The sward is maintained by rabbits, and there are other fauna such as
yellow meadow ant The yellow meadow ant (''Lasius flavus''), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. Populations in North America are now considered a different, ...
s, 20 species of butterfly, around 200 of beetle, and butterflies and moths. The entrance to the reserve is next to the gate to Park Farm, off the access road to the Henley Golf and Country Club.


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