The Nature Discovery Centre is a nature reserve in

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in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This site has a variety of habitats including a lake, woodland, reedbeds and hedges. The lake has many wintering wildfowl such as shovelers and pochrds. Invertebrates include the bloody-nosed and

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s. The centre has toilets, a cafe, a shop, bird hides and a visitor centre.

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* Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust Kennet and Avon Canal Nature centres in England Nature reserves in Berkshire Tourist attractions in Berkshire Protected areas of Berkshire West Berkshire District Thatcham {{Berkshire-geo-stub