Reserves and species

Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Ron Ward's meadow

This flower-rich grassland is a reminder of how much of the countryside would have looked in the early 20th century. No chemicals have been used on this land, ensuring the survival of the wildflowers and butterflies that rely on them. Plants that can be found here in the meadow include dyer's greenweed, common spotted and southern marsh hybrid orchids

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
10.00
Short Description: 
One of Trust's largest flower-rich hay meadows
Smartphone Description: 
This flower-rich grassland is a reminder of how much of the countryside would have looked in the early 20th century. No chemicals have been used on this land, ensuring the survival of the wildflowers and butterflies that rely on them. Plants that can be found here in the meadow include dyer's greenweed, common spotted and southern marsh hybrid orchids
Location
Address: 
Ron Ward's meadow
Town: 
Tadley
County: 
Hampshire
Grid ref: 
SU 601 606
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
Please do not walk on the long grass prior to hay being cut. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Park in lane on verge, taking care not to park in front of the gate
Walking information: 
Please do not walk on the long grass prior to hay being cut
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Ron Ward's meadow
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Pewit Island

An important high tide roost this small island consists of scrub, saltmarsh and shingle habitats. Sea lavender and golden samphire grow here and butterflies such as meadow brown and common blue can be seen

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
1.00
Short Description: 
Small Island in Portsmouth Harbour consisting of scrub, saltmarsh and shingle.
Smartphone Description: 
An important high tide roost this small island consists of scrub, saltmarsh and shingle habitats. Sea lavender and golden samphire grow here and butterflies such as meadow brown and common blue can be seen
Location
Address: 
Portsmouth Harbour
Town: 
Portsmouth
County: 
Hampshire
Grid ref: 
SU 608 038
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access info: 
No access. Best viewed from Porchester or Fort Nelson.
Parking: 
No
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse

Pamber Forest is a large ancient woodland site traditionally managed by coppicing and grazing. The open sunlit rides and clearings of this woodland are busy with butterflies in summer, with species such as pur

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
194.00
Short Description: 
An ancient woodland with heath and wood pasture, rich in butterflies and bees
Smartphone Description: 
The open sunlit rides and clearings of this woodland are busy with butterflies in summer, with species such as purple emperors and white admirals appearing here. The woodland is predominantly oak and birch, and the heath and wood pasture on the east of the site make an interesting contrast to the woodland site. Three species of woodpecker, woodcock and a variety of warblers are some birds of note to be found here
Location
Address: 
0.5 miles from Tadley
Town: 
Hampshire
County: 
Please see 'Getting to Pamber Forest'
Grid ref: 
SU 616 608
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Please contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Car park on the left near the end of Impstone Road
Walking information: 
Wellingtons or sturdy boots may be needed if conditions are wet. There is a large network of wide rides and tracks and smaller paths on the reserve.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Graham Dennis, Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
0118 970 0155
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Pamber Forest
Species: 
White Admiral
Silver-washed Fritillary
Purple Hairstreak
Banded demoiselle
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Emperor dragonfly
Brimstone
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Roe Deer
Muntjac Deer
Wild Daffodil
Redwing
Jay
Dryad's Saddle
Marsh tit
Orange-tip
Adder
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

This steep sided quarry has provided ideal conditions for many rare plants specialised to chalky rough ground. The steep sides around the quarry mean that it is sheltered and warm which has resulted in good populations of butterflies. Small blue butterflies can be found at this site, whose caterpillars feed on kidney vetch

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
8.00
Short Description: 
Abandoned lime workings, now a refuge for rare flowers and butterflies
Smartphone Description: 
This steep sided quarry has provided ideal conditions for many rare plants specialised to chalky rough ground. The steep sides around the quarry mean that it is sheltered and warm which has resulted in good populations of butterflies. Small blue butterflies can be found at this site, whose caterpillars feed on kidney vetch
Location
Address: 
2.5 miles south of Burghclere
Town: 
Burghclere
County: 
Hampshire
Grid ref: 
SU 472 574
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access: 
Permit required
Access info: 
Permit required, please contact the Trust. There is a circular walk around the site, which can be uneven and steep in places. The path may become slippery in wet conditions. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
In Old Burghclere where the road bends sharply to the right (in front of the church), turn left into the little road and park on the verge
Walking information: 
There is a circular walk around the site, which can be uneven and steep in places. The path may become slippery in wet conditions
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Old Burghclere Lime Quarry
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Warnborough Greens

Warnborough Greens are two flower-rich wet meadows and have species such as early and southern marsh orchids. At the northern end of the site where the greens meet Bartley Heath there is an area of wood pasture and oak woodland. Here there is much evidence of the site's common land status, the ground being pocked with old gravel extraction depressions.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Short Description: 
Two flower rich meadows adjacent to the River Whitewater, situated in the pretty village of North Warnborough.
Smartphone Description: 
Warnborough Greens are two flower-rich wet meadows and has species such as early and southern marsh orchids
Location
Address: 
1 mile south of Hook
Town: 
Odiham
County: 
Hampshire
Grid ref: 
SU 730 520
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Small space for parking on the left at the northern entrance to the reserve;
Grazing animals: 
yes
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Mike Morton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01256 381190
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
North Warnborough Greens
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Noar Hill

Noar Hill was once the site of medieval chalk workings but is now carpeted by flowering plants growing on the chalk. The ridges, banks and hollows here provide a variety of niches that allow many different species to thrive.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
20.00
Short Description: 
One of the most interesting chalk grassland and scrub sites in Britain, rich in flowers and butterflies
Smartphone Description: 
Noar Hill was once the site of medieval chalk workings but is now carpeted by flowering plants growing on the chalk. The ridges, banks and hollows here provide a variety of niches that allow many different species to thrive. There are a large number of breeding butterflies (over 35 species) and over a dozen species of orchid can be found here.
Location
Address: 
One mile south of Selborne
Town: 
Selborne
County: 
Hampshire
Grid ref: 
SU 742 319
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
Please keep to the paths to avoid trampling the plants. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Park in Selborne village, 1 mile NW.
Walking information: 
Please keep to the paths to avoid trampling the plants
Grazing animals: 
Yes
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Mike Allen
Reserve phone number: 
07831 692963
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Noar Hill
Species: 
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small blue
Dingy skipper
Chalkhill blue
Grizzled skipper
Cinnabar
Bullfinch
Redwing
Slow-worm
Juniper
Pyramidal orchid
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Ningwood Common

Oak and scrub woodland encircling a heathland and flower rich neutral grassland

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
11.26
Short Description: 
The last natural habitat for the Reddish Buff moth in Britain, good for other invertebrates, birds
Smartphone Description: 
Oak and scrub woodland encircling a heathland and flower rich neutral grassland
Location
Address: 
Two miles East of Yarmouth
Town: 
Yarmouth
County: 
ISLE OF WIGHT
Grid ref: 
SZ 395 898
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access info: 
Circular permissive route. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Park at the recycling centre by the Horse and groom pub on A3054.
Walking information: 
walk down through the fields on the public footpath to Hamstead road (NO P) then turn onto Solent road to find the reserve entrance on the left
Grazing animals: 
yes
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Jamie Marsh - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01983 760018
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Ningwood Common
Species: 
Red Squirrel
Redstart
Marbled White
Saw-wort
Devil's-bit Scabious
Dyer's Greenweed
Nightjar
Nightingale
Woodcock
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Milton Locks

Find out more about the Heritage Lottery Fund supported project Milton's Hidden Seashore, including how you can get involved in events and conservation on the reserve.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
1.00
Short Description: 
A pocket nature reserve with grassland and scrub on the shoreline of Langstone Harbour
Smartphone Description: 
Milton Locks is insect-rich grassland with scattered scrub on the edge of Langstone Harbour. It is home to many bird and butterfly species such as small copper, green-veined white and the painted lady butterflies. Bird species include oystercatcher, ringed plover and redshank. Plants include common mallow, wild carrot, common vetch and autumn hawkbit
Location
Address: 
0.5 miles from Milton
Town: 
Milton
County: 
Hampshire
Postcode: 
PO4 8LT (to Thatched House pub)
Grid ref: 
SZ 6765 9975
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Car parking is available at the Thatched House pub
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Milton Locks
Species: 
Small Copper
Green-veined White
Painted Lady
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Redshank
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Mapledurwell Fen/The Hatch

This small relict of Mapledurwell Common is incredibly rich in flowering plants including rare fen specialists, and has been described by botanists as the 'richest half acre of Hampshire. Marsh helleborine, marsh-orchid and southern marsh-orchid can all be found at this site. This site is the last relict of Mapledurwell Common, lost during the construction of the M3. At the Hatch across the road we are restoring fen meadow.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
2.50
Short Description: 
A small area of wet fen, rich in plant life
Smartphone Description: 
This small relict of Mapledurwell Common is incredibly rich in flowering plants including rare fen specialists, and has been described by botanists as the 'richest half acre of Hampshire. Marsh helleborine, marsh-orchid and southern marsh-orchid can all be found at this site. This site is the last relict of Mapledurwell Common, lost during the construction of the M3. At the Hatch across the road we are restoring fen meadow.
Location
Address: 
0.5 miles from Old Basing
Town: 
Old Basing
County: 
Hampshire
Postcode: 
RG24 7JL (close to reserves)
Grid ref: 
SU 678 523
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
There are no footpaths over this site and it is wet. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Park on the roadside near entrance
Walking information: 
There are no footpaths over this site and it is wet
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Mapledurwell Fen/The Hatch
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by hampshire
2011-05-04 11:34

Lymington Reedbeds

A wide ribbon of reeds growing along the Lymington River bordered by wet woodland pastures at Lymington Reedbeds. In more open areas of wet meadow, plants such as water mint, gypsywort and yellow loosetrife can be found. An abundance of birds frequent here and the stretch of the river provides plenty of cover for otters to lie up

Reserve details
Trust: 
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.hiwwt.org.uk
Size: 
31.00
Short Description: 
One of the largest reedbeds on the south coast
Smartphone Description: 
A wide ribbon of reeds growing along the Lymington River bordered by wet woodland pastures at Lymington Reedbeds. In more open areas of wet meadow, plants such as water mint, gypsywort and yellow loosetrife can be found. An abundance of birds frequent here and the stretch of the river provides plenty of cover for otters to lie up
Location
Address: 
On east edge of Lymington, North of the toll bridge
Town: 
Lymington
County: 
Hampshire
Postcode: 
SO41 9LJ (to layby in Marsh Lane)
Grid ref: 
SZ 324 965
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Yes
Access info: 
It can be viewed from the toll bridge and under shore road at Lymington and a bridal way runs along the north eastern edge of the site (can get very wet in places). There is a footbath accessible opposite the allotments on Marsh lane, Lymington, this runs through the wet woodland. Path can be very muddy so wellies are recommended
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Park in lay-by on the right on Marsh Lane, next to the allotments
Walking information: 
Path can be very muddy so wellies are recommended
Grazing animals: 
no
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01489 774400
Reserve email address: 
feedback@hiwwt.org.uk
Photos
Photo: 
Lymington Reedbeds
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve