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was almost stopped, but the high court ruled in the developers' favour. The decision to continue with the construction of the road meant that the nature reserve was cut in size, losing half its area.
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There is evidence of prehistoric activity in the area: a prehistoric canoe was discovered in the layer of peat by some labourers who were digging a ditch to form a boundary of a garden.
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has developed on top of the deposits of alluvium and gravel which the river has spread over the chalk. The river Lambourn flows through the meadow.
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Aerial view of Rack Marsh, Bagnor, as seen in winter.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest

Rack Marsh is located in Berkshire
Location
Grid reference
Grid reference
SU322798
Coordinates
51°25′13″N 1°21′04″W / 51.4202°N 1.3511°W / 51.4202; -1.3511
Notification
DEFRA
Bagnor
Newbury
Berkshire
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain
Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
Nature Conservation Review site
Special Area of Conservation
wet meadow
peat

Desmoulin's whorl snail
Newbury bypass
Desmoulin's whorl snail
Common chiffchaff
Grey heron
Common kingfisher
Eurasian reed warbler
Sedge warbler

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