{{Short description|Wildlife and nature charity in the UK}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox organization |name = Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |image = Farlington marshes april 2011.jpg |image border = |image_size = |caption = Farlington Marshes |image_alt = Farlington Marshes |map = |map_size = |map_caption = |formation = |extinction = |type = |headquarters = Curdridge |location = Hampshire |membership = 25,000 |leader_title = |leader_name = |key_people = |num_staff = |budget = |website = [http://www.hiwwt.org.uk/ Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust website] }} '''Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust''' is a Wildlife Trust with 27,000 members across the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.hiwwt.org.uk/who-we-are|website=Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust|access-date=2015-07-21}}</ref>
The trust describes itself as the leading local wildlife conservation charity in Hampshire and the Island with the stated aim of improving conditions for wildlife on land and at sea. The organisation also runs community engagement events helping local people find out about their local wild places.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Stuart|title=Waking up to nature|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/life/waking-up-to-nature-1-6697286|access-date=2015-07-21|publisher=Portsmouth News|date=2015-04-18}}</ref>
==Nature reserves==
The trust currently manages 46 wildlife reserves, including woodland, meadow, heathland, and coastal habitats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full List of Nature Reserves|url=http://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/full-list-reserves|website=Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust|access-date=2015-07-21}}</ref> The Trust also runs four education centres at its Blashford Lakes, Testwood Lakes, Swanwick Lakes and Bouldnor Forest reserves, where education activities for young people and adults take place.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
==Work with other organisations==
The trust's projects include: advice to landowners on how to manage their land with wildlife in mind, including commoners in the New Forest;<ref>{{cite web|title=New Forest Land Advice Service|url=http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/info/20095/habitats_and_wildlife/166/new_forest_land_advice_service|website=New Forest National Park Authority|access-date=2015-07-21|archive-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805125323/http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/info/20095/habitats_and_wildlife/166/new_forest_land_advice_service|url-status=dead}}</ref> species reintroductions like working with the South Downs National Park Authority to reintroduce water voles to the River Meon;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23159877|title=Water voles return to River Meon in Hampshire|date=4 July 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=21 July 2015|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> and working with local authorities to make public spaces more wildlife-friendly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green works will save River Itchen|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13330678.Green_works_will_save_river/|access-date=2015-07-21|publisher=Daily Echo|date=2015-07-14}}</ref> {{kml}}
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===Public access=== *'''FP''' = public access to footpaths through the site *'''PL''' = public access at limited times *'''PP''' = Public access to part of the site *'''Yes''' = public access to the whole or most of the site {{col-2}}
===Other classifications=== *'''GCR''' = Geological Conservation Review *'''LNR''' = Local nature reserve *'''NCR''' = Nature Conservation Review *'''NNR''' = National nature reserve *'''Ramsar''' = Ramsar site, an internationally important wetland site *'''SAC''' = Special Area of Conservation *'''SPA''' = Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds *'''SSSI''' = Site of Special Scientific Interest {{col-end}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !scope="col" | Site !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Photograph !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Area{{efn|name=HIWWT|The area and location are taken from the Wildlife Trust page for each site.}} !scope="col" | Location{{efn|name=HIWWT}} !scope="col" |Public <br>access !scope="col" |Other<br>Classifications !scope="col" class="unsortable" |Description |- ! scope="row"| Ancells Farm<ref name=anc>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/ancells-farm-nature-reserve |title= Ancells Farm |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Ancells Farm | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 12 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Fleet<br/>{{coord| 51.294|-0.820 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Ancells Farm }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 824 557 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref name=fox/> |This site has heathland and ponds with diverse fauna and flora. It has many flying insects, which provide food for bats. Flora include bog myrtle, Bog asphodel and several species of orchid.<ref name=anc/> |- ! scope="row"| Arreton Down<ref name=arr>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/arreton-down-nature-reserve |title= Arreton Down |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Arreton Down | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 19 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Newport<br/>{{coord| 50.685|-1.247 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Arreton Down }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 533875 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004284&SiteName=arreton&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Arreton Down | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Barton Meadows<ref name=bar>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/barton-meadows-nature-reserve |title= Barton Meadows |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 32 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Winchester<br/>{{coord| 51.079|-1.313 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Barton Meadows }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU482313 }} |align="center"|FP | | |- ! scope="row"| Blashford Lakes<ref name=bla>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/blashford-lakes-nature-reserve |title= Blashford Lakes |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Blashford Lakes | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 159 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Ringwood<br/>{{coord| 50.874|-1.787 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Blashford Lakes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU151083 }} |align="center"|YES |NCR,<ref>Ratcliffe, pp. 167-68</ref> Ramsar,<ref name=avonram>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11005&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Avon Valley | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date =21 April 2020}}</ref> SAC,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013016&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: River Avon | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 21 April 2020}}</ref> SPA,<ref name=avonspa>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011091&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Avon Valley | series= Special Protection Areas |publisher=Natural England|access-date = 21 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1006622&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |These former gravel pits have lakes, woods and grassland. There are six bird hides and {{convert| 8|km|mi|abbr=off}} of gravel paths. Birds include lesser redpolls, sand martins, goosanders, siskins and great spotted woodpeckers.<ref name=bla/> |- ! scope="row"| Bouldnor Forest<ref name=bou>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/bouldnor-forest-nature-reserve |title= Bouldnor Forest|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Bouldnor Forest | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 38 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Yarmouth<br/>{{coord| 50.711|-1.466 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Bouldnor Forest }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|SZ378903 }} |align="center"|YES | | |- ! scope="row"| Broughton Down<ref name=bro>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/broughton-down-nature-reserve|title= Broughton Down |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Broughton Down | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 25 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Ringwood<br/>{{coord| 51.095|-1.584 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Broughton Down }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 292 329 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003836&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Broughton Down | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |This sloping site on chalk has grassland which is grazed by rabbits and has many anthills. There are also areas of scrub and mature woodland. Insects include silver-spotted skipper, Duke of Burgundy fritillary and Essex skipper butterflies and chalk carpet moths.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003836.pdf |title=Broughton Down citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 7 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Chappetts Copse<ref name=cha>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/chappetts-copse-nature-reserve |title= Chappetts Copse |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Chappetts Copse | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 12 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |West Meon<br/>{{coord| 51.006|-1.071 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Chappetts Copse }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 653 234 }} |align="center"|YES | |This ancient ash and beech wood has many rare fungi and plants. Orchids include broad-leaved helleborine and bird's-nest, and there are butterflies such as the speckled wood and silver-washed fritillary.<ref name=cha/>
|- ! scope="row"| Copythorne Common<ref name=cop>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/copythorne-common-nature-reserve |title= Copythorne Common |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Copythorne Common | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 17 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Copythorne<br/>{{coord| 50.937|-1.562 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Copythorne Common }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 309 154 }} |align="center"|YES |SAC,<ref name=nfsac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012557&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: New Forest | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 24 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003036&SiteName=new%20forest&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: The New Forest | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |The common has grassland, woods and dry heath. Birds include long-tailed tits and woodlarks, while there are reptiles such as slow worms, adders and woodlarks.<ref name=cop/> |- ! scope="row"| Coulters Dean<ref name=cou>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/coulters-dean-nature-reserve |title= Coulters Dean |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Coulters Dean | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 4 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Buriton<br/>{{coord| 50.967|-0.936 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Coulters Dean }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 748 192 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000058&SiteName=coult&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Coulters Dean | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |This is chalk grassland on a west facing slope of the South Downs. It has a rich flora and invertebrate fauna, which has been recorded periodically since 1914. Flowering plants include horseshoe vetch, rampion, clustered bellflower and at least eleven species of orchid.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000058.pdf |title=Coulters Dean citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 9 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses<ref name=eag>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/eaglehead-and-bloodstone-copses-nature-reserve |title= Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 9 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Brading<br/>{{coord| 50.686|-1.178 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 582 877 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000622&SiteName=eagle&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Emer Bog and Baddesley Common<ref name=eme>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/emer-bog-and-baddesley-common-nature-reserve |title=Emer Bog and Baddesley Common |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Baddesley Common | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert|50 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |North Baddesley<br/>{{coord| 50.995|-1.448 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Emer Bog and Baddesley Common }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 388 219 }} |align="center"|YES |SAC,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030147&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Emer Bog| series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 21 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003510&SiteName=badd&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Baddesley Common | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |Most of this site is valley bog, together with damp grassland, heath and woods. The bog is not grazed and it has a rich flora and fauna, including many moths. Plants include reed, marsh cinquefoil and bog bean. There is also an area of acidic grassland with a rich flora.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003510.pdf |title=Baddesley Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 3 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Farlington Marshes<ref name=far>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/farlington-marshes-nature-reserve |title= Farlington Marshes |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Farlington Marshes | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 123 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Portsmouth<br/>{{coord| 50.836|-1.029 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Farlington Marshes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 685 045 }} |align="center"|YES |LNR,<ref name=farlnr>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008890&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Farlington Marshes |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> NCR,<ref name=ratc34>Ratcliffe, p. 3-4</ref> Ramsar,<ref name=clhramsar>{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series= Ramsar Site |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 6 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162727/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11013&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> SAC<ref name=smsac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030059&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Solent Maritime | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 6 April 2019}}</ref> SPA<ref name=clhspa>{{cite web |url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Chichester and Langstone Harbours |series= Special Protection Areas |publisher= Natural England |access-date= 6 April 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401162824/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011011&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |archive-date= 1 April 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> SSSI<ref name=langsssi>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001182&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Langstone Harbour | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =29 April 2020}}</ref> |This area of flower-rich grazing marsh is internationally important for its bird population. Wintering wildfowl include dark bellied brent geese, wigeons, avocets, redshanks and dunlins. There are also spring and summer visitors such as Cetti's, reed and sedge warblers, skylarks and lapwings.<ref name=far/><ref name=farlnr/> |- ! scope="row"| Flexford<ref name=fle>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/flexford-nature-reserve |title= Flexford |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Flexford | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 18 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Chandler's Ford<br/>{{coord| 50.991|-1.397 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Flexford }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 424 215 }} |align="center"|YES | |This reserve is in two areas separated by the Eastleigh–Romsey railway line. It has wet meadows and ancient woodland trees such as alder and ground flora such as ramsons. Birds include siskins and lesser redpolls.<ref name=fle/> |- ! scope="row"| Greywell Moors<ref name=gre>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/greywell-moors-nature-reserve |title= Greywell Moors |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Greywell Moors | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 13 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Greywell<br/>{{coord| 51.254|-0.970 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Greywell Moors }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 720 510 }} |align="center"|PP |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000282&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 11 May 2020}}</ref> |This site is calcareous fen. There is a large area of wet grassland, which is grazed by cattle, and a small area of carr woodland. Meadow flora include cowslip, dyer's greenweed and pepper-saxifrage.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000282.pdf |title=Greywell Fen citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 11 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Hockley Meadows<ref name=hoc>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hockley-meadows-nature-reserve |title= Hockley Meadows|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Hockley Meadows | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 9 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Winchester<br/>{{coord| 51.026|-1.323 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hockley Meadows }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|SU476254 }} |align="center"|FP |SAC,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012599&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: River Itchen | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 24 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000227&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: River Itchen | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This site has water meadows, a stream, willow carr, reedbeds and grassland, which is maintained by cattle grazing. There are brown trout in the stream and flowering plants include southern marsh orchids, water avens and cuckoo flowers.<ref name=hoc/> |- ! scope="row"| Hoe Road Meadow<ref name=hoe>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hoe-road-meadow-nature-reserve |title=Hoe Road Meadow |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 3 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Bishop's Waltham<br/>{{coord| 50.952|-1.200 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hoe Road Meadow }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU563173 }} |align="center"|YES | | |- ! scope="row"| Hook Common and Bartley Heath<ref name=hoo>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hook-common-and-bartley-heath|title= Hook Common and Bartley Heath |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Hook Common | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 123 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Hook<br/>{{coord| 51.274|-0.955 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hook Common and Bartley Heath }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU730533 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005731&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Hook Common and Bartley Heath | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This site is of particular interest because of its extensive areas of wet heath, which rarely survives in the Thames Basin. There are also areas of dry heath and oak and birch woodland. There is a rich invertebrate assemblage, including the Red Data Book moths ''Stenoptila graphodactyla'' and ''Idaea dilutaria'', and the hoverfly ''Microdon mutabilis''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1005731.pdf |title=Hook Common and Bartley Heath citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Hythe Spartina Marsh<ref name=hyt>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hythe-spartina-marsh-nature-reserve|title= Hythe Spartina Marsh |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 10 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Hythe<br/>{{coord| 50.863|-1.386 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Hythe Spartina Marsh }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 433 072 }} |align="center"|YES |Ramsar,<ref name=sswramsar>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK11063&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton | series= Ramsar Site|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 23 April 2020}}</ref> SAC,<ref name=smsac/> SPA,<ref name=sswspa>{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9011061&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Solent and Southampton Water | series= Special Protection Areas |publisher=Natural England|access-date = 23 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001035&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Hythe to Calshot Marshes | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Knighton Down<ref name=kni>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/knighton-down-nature-reserve|title= Knighton Down |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Knighton Down | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 15 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Knighton<br/>{{coord| 50.683|-1.190 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Knighton Down }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ573874 }} |align="center"|YES | | |- ! scope="row"| Lower Test<ref name=low>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/lower-test-nature-reserve |title= Lower Test |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Lower Test | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 160 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Totton<br/>{{coord| 50.929|-1.482 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Lower Test }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 365 145 }} |align="center"|PL |Ramsar,<ref name=sswramsar/> SAC,<ref name=smsac/> SPA,<ref name=sswspa/> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001282&SiteName=test&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Lower Test Valley | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |The valley has extensive reed beds, tidally flooded creeks, unimproved grassland and scattered willow trees. More than 450 flowering plants have been recorded, including the nationally rare green-flowered helleborine. The reed beds have large populations of wetland breed birds.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001282.pdf |title=Lower Test Valley citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 14 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes<ref name=lymk>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/lymington-and-keyhaven-marshes-nature-reserve |title= Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Keyhaven Marshes | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 738 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Lymington<br/>{{coord| 50.733|-1.551 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ318927 }} |align="center"|NO |GCR,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1848 |archive-url= https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190808135113mp_/http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page%3D4174%2526gcr%3D1848 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 August 2019 |title= Hurst Castle Spit (Coastal Geomorphology of England) |series= Geological Conservation Review |publisher= Joint Nature Conservation Committee |access-date= 21 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2890 |archive-url= https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190808133720mp_/http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page%3D4174%2526gcr%3D2890 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 August 2019 |title= Keyhaven Marsh, Hurst Castle (Coastal Geomorphology of England) |series= Geological Conservation Review |publisher= Joint Nature Conservation Committee |access-date= 21 April 2020 }}</ref> LNR,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1008793&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Boldre Foreshore |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 28 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009016&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title= Designated Sites View: Lymington-Keyhaven Marshes |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 24 April 2020}}</ref> NCR,<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review|volume=2 |page= 6|publisher= Cambridge University Press|location =Cambridge, UK |year=1977|isbn= 0521 21403 3 }}</ref> Ramsar,<ref name=sswramsar/> SAC,<ref name=smsac/><ref name=sisac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0017073&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 23 April 2020}}</ref> SPA,<ref name=sswspa/> SSSI<ref name=hcl>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001019&SiteName=hurst&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This coastal site has saltmarshes and intertidal muds. Birds of prey include peregrine falcons, marsh harriers and merlins, while black-headed gulls and sandwich terns feed on fish in the marshes. Yellow-horned poppies, sea campions and sea aster grow in the salty mud.<ref name=lymk/> |- ! scope="row"| Lymington Reedbeds<ref name=lymr>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/lymington-reedbeds-nature-reserve |title= Lymington Reedbeds |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Lymington Reedbeds | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 31 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Lymington<br/>{{coord| 50.767|-1.542 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Lymington Reedbeds }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 324 965 }} |align="center"|YES |Ramsar,<ref name=sswramsar/> SPA,<ref name=sswspa/> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001294&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Lymington River Reedbeds | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This site in the Lymington River estuary was formerly tidal, but salt water has been excluded since the nineteenth century by a one way tide flap. It has reedbeds and unimproved grassland which provide an important habitat for breeding and migrating birds. The reedbeds have large populations of aphids, which provide food for the birds.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001294.pdf |title=Lymington River Reedbeds citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 15 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Mapledurwell Fen and the Hatch<ref name=map>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/mapledurwell-fen-and-hatch-nature-reserve |title= Mapledurwell Fen and the Hatch |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 3 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Old Basing<br/>{{coord| 51.266|-1.030 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Mapledurwell Fen and the Hatch }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 678 523 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001308&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Mapledurwell Fen | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Milton Locks<ref name=mil>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/milton-locks-nature-reserve |title=Milton Locks |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Milton Locks | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 1 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Milton<br/>{{coord| 50.793|-1.042 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Milton Locks }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 676 997 }} |align="center"|YES | |This site on Portsea Island has grassland, a wood and a beach. There are saltmarsh plants such as sea purslane, sea aster and common saltmarsh-grass. The wood provides shelter for starlings and house sparrows.<ref name=mil/> |- ! scope="row"| Newchurch Moors<ref name=new>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/newchurch-moors-nature-reserve |title= Newchurch Moors |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 50 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Newchurch<br/>{{coord| 50.667|-1.202 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Newchurch Moors }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 565 856 }} |align="center"|YES | | |- ! scope="row"| Ningwood Common<ref name=nin>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/ningwood-common-nature-reserve|title= Ningwood Common |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 11 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Yarmouth<br/>{{coord| 50.707|-1.442 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Ningwood Common }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 395 898 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000456&SiteName=&countyCode=22&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Cranmore | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Noar Hill<ref name=noa>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/noar-hill-nature-reserve |title= Noar Hill |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Noar Hill | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 20 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Alton<br/>{{coord| 51.082|-0.942 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Noar Hill }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 742 319 }} |align="center"|YES |NCR,<ref name= nh /> SAC,<ref name=ehhsac>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012723&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: East Hampshire Hangers | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|access-date =23 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref name=nh>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003053&SiteName=noar&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Noar Hill | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |These former chalk quarries are now an area of grassland and woodland in an undulating landscape. Butterflies include brown hairstreaks, grizzled skippers, chalkhill blues, dingy skippers and small blues.<ref name=noa/> |- ! scope="row"| Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams<ref name=pam>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/pamber-forest-and-upper-inhams-copse-nature-reserve |title= Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Pamber Forest | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 214 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Tadley<br/>{{coord| 51.355|-1.115 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams}} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|SU617621 }} |align="center"|YES |LNR,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009062&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Designated Sites View: Pamber Forest |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002748&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Pamber Forest and Silchester Common | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> |Pamber Forest has hazel coppice dominated by oak standards. At the southern end are plants associated with ancient woodland, such as orpine, wood horsetail, lily of the valley, wild daffodil and the rare mountain fern. The woodland has over forty nationally rare or uncommon species.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002748.pdf |title=Pamber Forest and Silchester Common citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 16 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Roydon Woods<ref name=roy>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/roydon-woods-nature-reserve|title= Roydon Woods |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Roydon Woods | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 386 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Brockenhurst<br/>{{coord| 50.807|-1.554 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Roydon Woods }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 315 009 }} |align="center"|FP |SAC,<ref name="nfsac"/> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003197&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Roydon Woods | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 18 May 2020}}</ref> |A large part of these woods are ancient, but other areas are former oak and hazel coppice planted in the nineteenth century. There are also areas of hornbeam and species-rich aldercarr. The SSSI also includes a stretch of the Lymington River and many open glades.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003197.pdf |title=Roydon Woods citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 18 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Sandown Meadows<ref name=san>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/sandown-meadows-nature-reserve |title= Sandown Meadows|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Sandown Meadows | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 17 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Sandown<br/>{{coord| 50.663|-1.167 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Sandown Meadows }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ 590852 }} |align="center"|YES | | |- ! scope="row"| Shutts Copse<ref name=shu>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/shutts-copse-nature-reserve |title= Shutts Copse |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Shutts Copse | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |West Meon<br/>{{coord| 51.031|-1.093 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Shutts Copse }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|SU637261 }} |align="center"|YES | |This small wood has a ground layer of wild flowers, such as primroses and bluebells. There is a healthy population of dormice and birds include coal tits, tawny owls and great spotted woodpeckers.<ref name=shu/>
|- ! scope="row"| Southmoor<ref name=sou>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/southmoor-nature-reserve |title= Southmoor|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Southmoor | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 11 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Havant<br/>{{coord| 50.841|-0.994 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Southmoor }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall|SU709051 }} |align="center"|YES |NCR,<ref name=ratc34/> Ramsar,<ref name=clhramsar/> SAC<ref name=smsac/> SPA<ref name=clhspa/> SSSI<ref name=langsssi/> |This reserve on the north coast of Langstone Harbour has grazing marshes and scrub. It is an important habitat for birds and skylarks breed here. Other birds include brent geese, greenfinches and goldfinches.<ref name=sou/> |- ! scope="row"| St Catherine's Hill<ref name=stch>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/st-catherines-hill-nature-reserve|title= St Catherine's Hill|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=St Catherine's Hill | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 47 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Winchester<br/>{{coord| 51.046|-1.311 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= St Catherine's Hill }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 484 276 }} |align="center"|YES |SM,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016489 |title= St Catherine's Hill hillfort |publisher=Historic England| access-date= 30 April 2020}}</ref> SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003267&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: St. Catherine's Hill | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This hill is covered by chalk grassland scrub and surrounded by the ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort. It has a rich herb flora, including thyme, common rock-rose, carline thistle, felwort, fairy flax and frog orchid. Sheltered areas are rich in invertebrates.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003267.pdf |title=St. Catherine's Hill citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 19 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| St Clair's Meadow<ref name=stcm>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/st-clairs-meadow-nature-reserve |title= St Clair's Meadow |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=St Clair's Meadow | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 16 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Soberton<br/>{{coord| 50.937|-1.133 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= St Clair's Meadow }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU610156 }} |align="center"|PP | |The River Meon flows through this grassland site, and it has diverse wildlife. There are water voles and kingfishers along the river, and insects include beautiful demoiselle damselflies, golden-ringed dragonflies and many species of butterfly.<ref name=stcm/> |- ! scope="row"| St Lawrence Field<ref name=stl>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/st-lawrence-field-nature-reserve |title= St Lawrence Field |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=St Lawrence Field | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 5 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Ventnor<br/>{{coord| 50.588|-1.244 |type:landmark_region:GB|name=St Lawrence Field }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SZ536768 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000701&SiteName=lawrence&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: St. Lawrence Bank | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Swanwick Lakes<ref name=swa>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/swanwick-lakes-nature-reserve |title= Swanwick Lakes|publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Swanwick Lakes | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 35 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Swanwick<br/>{{coord| 50.886|-1.281 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Swanwick Lakes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 507 099 }} |align="center"|YES | |Most of this site is woodland, and there are also meadows and lakes in former clay pits. The north-east meadow has many orchids and butterflies. There is also an educational facility for children to learn about the environment.<ref name=swa/> |- ! scope="row"| Testwood Lakes<ref name=tes>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/testwood-lakes-nature-reserve |title= Testwood Lakes |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Testwood Lakes | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 55 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Totton<br/>{{coord| 50.938|-1.508 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Testwood Lakes }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 347 155 }} |align="center"|YES | |The site has three lakes, wetlands, grassland and woods. Birds such as lapwings, oystercatchers, great crested grebe, great white egrets, wigeons, shovelers and sand martins can be observed from the two bird hides.<ref name=tes/> |- ! scope="row"| Warnborough Greens<ref name=war>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/warnborough-greens-nature-reserve |title= Warnborough Greens |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |[[File:Warnborough Green - geograph.org.uk - 662165.jpg|100px|alt=[Warnborough Greens]] | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 11 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Hook<br/>{{coord| 51.263|-0.955 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Warnborough Greens }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU730521 }} |align="center"|YRS |SSSI<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000392&SiteName=warnbo&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Warnborough Green| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 April 2020}}</ref> |This site consists of two species-rich wet meadows on either side of the River Whitewater. There are thirteen species of sedge, such as distant, flea and brown sedge. Invertebrates include two nationally rare flies, the soldier fly ''Stratiomys potamida'' and the hoverfly ''Xylota abiens''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000392.pdf |title=Warnborough Green citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 20 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Whitehouse Meadow<ref name=whi>{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/whitehouse-meadow-nature-reserve |title= Whitehouse Meadow |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> | | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 1 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Farnborough<br/>{{coord| 51.301|-0.798 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Whitehouse Meadow }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU839565 }} |align="center"|YES |SSSI<ref name=fox>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000117&SiteName=foxl&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Foxlease and Ancells Meadows | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 29 April 2020}}</ref> | |- ! scope="row"| Winnall Moors<ref name=win>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/winnall-moors-nature-reserve |title= Winnall Moors |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |access-date= 29 April 2020}}</ref> |100px|alt=Winnall Moors | <small style="font-size:85%;"> {{convert| 64 |ha|acre |sortable=on|disp=br()}}</small> |Winchester<br/>{{coord| 51.073|-1.302 |type:landmark_region:GB|name= Winnall Moors }} <br/> {{gbmappingsmall| SU 490 306 }} |align="center"|YES | |A chalk stream runs through this nature reserve, which also has woodland and a flower-rich meadow. There are mammals such as Daubenton's bats, water voles and roe deer, and brown trout in the stream.<ref name=win/> |}
==See also== {{commons category}} *List of local nature reserves in Hampshire *List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==Sources== *{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review |volume=2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-521-21403-2}} {{Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust}} {{The Wildlife Trusts}}
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