Thatcham Reed Beds
Thatcham Reed Beds is a 67.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Newbury in Berkshire. It is part of the Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain Special Area of Conservation and an area of 14 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve.Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Nature reserve in the United Kingdom county of Berkshire
- Also known as: “Thatcham Reed Beds nature reserve” and “Thatcham Reedbed Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newbury Racecourse railway station and Thatcham railway station.
Newbury Racecourse railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newbury Racecourse railway station serves the East Fields area of the town of Newbury, Berkshire, England, and the adjacent Newbury Racecourse. It is 52 miles 31 chains measured from London Paddington.
Thatcham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thatcham railway station serves the market town of Thatcham in Berkshire, England. It is 49 miles 45 chains measured from the zero point at London Paddington.
Old Bluecoat School
Community center
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Bluecoat School, or the St Thomas’ Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is located on the main A4 road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbury and Thatcham and Newbury.
Newbury and Thatcham
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbury and Thatcham are adjoining towns in the county of Berkshire, in the South East of England. Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county, and is a historic market town.
Newbury
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is 26 miles south of Oxford, 25 miles north of Winchester, 27 miles southeast of Swindon and 20 miles west of Reading.
Thatcham
Town
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. It is situated in the valley of the River Kennet 3 miles east of Newbury, 14 miles west of Reading and 54 miles west of London.
Thatcham Reed Beds
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Thatcham, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3957° or 51° 23′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.2752° or 1° 16′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C3W9PWF+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 57998382OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3952047
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Thatcham Reed Beds” goes by many names.
- French: “Roselières de Thatcham”
- Japanese: “サッチャム・リード・ベッド”
Localities in the Area
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