List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire
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Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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- Alresford Pond
- Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows
- Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)
- Baddesley Common and Emer Bog
- Basingstoke CanalBasingstoke CanalThe Basingstoke Canal is a British Canal, completed in 1794, built to connect Basingstoke with the River Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation....
- Beacon Hill, Warnford
- Bentley Station Meadow
- Bere Mill Meadows
- Binswood
- Blackwater Valley
- Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses
- Boulsbury WoodBoulsbury WoodBoulsbury Wood is a 119.88 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Dorset / Hampshire border, notified in 1983.-Source:* -External links:*...
- Bourley and Long Valley Bourley and Long ValleyBourley and Long Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England....
- Bramshill
- Bramshott and Ludshott Commons
- Bransbury Common
- Breamore Marsh
- Brockley Warren
- Broughton Down
- Browndown
- Broxhead and Kingsley Commons
- Burghclere Beacon
- Burton Common
- Butser HillButser HillButser Hill is a chalk hill and one of the highest points in Hampshire. It is also the highest point on the chalk ridge of the South Downs and the second highest point in the South Downs National Park after Blackdown in the Western Weald. Although only high, it qualifies as one of England's...
- Butter Wood
- Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons
- Catherington Down Catherington DownCatherington Down Nature Reserve is a hill, or down, in Hampshire, England. It rises fairly steeply on its eastern flank. It is managed by Hampshire County Council and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.....
- Cheesefoot HeadCheesefoot HeadCheesefoot Head is a large natural amphitheatre and beauty spot just outside Winchester, England. It is situated on the A272 road , and is rated a Site of Special Scientific Interest...
- Chichester HarbourChichester HarbourChichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the Solent. It straddles the boundary of West Sussex and Hampshire. Geographically it is a ria. It is one of four natural harbours in that area of the coastline, the others being Portsmouth Harbour,...
- Chilbolton Common
- Coombe Wood and The Lythe
- Coulters Dean
- Crab Wood
- Danebury Hill
- Dibden Bay
- Downend Chalk Pit
- Dunbridge Pit
- Duncroft Farm Pit
- East Aston Common
- Ebblake BogEbblake BogEbblake Bog is a 12.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Dorset / Hampshire border, notified in 1985.-Source:* -External links:*...
- Eelmoor Marsh
- Eling And Bury Marshes
- Fleet PondFleet PondFleet Pond Local Nature Reserve is one of Hampshire’s hidden gems. Located on the northern edge of the town of Fleet in northeastern Hampshire, the 'pond', at 21 hectares , is Hampshire's largest freshwater lake...
- Fletchwood Meadows
- Foxlease And Ancells MeadowsFoxleaseFoxlease is a training and activity centre of Girlguiding UK near Lyndhurst, Hampshire, UK. The Foxlease estate has been owned and managed by Girlguiding UK since 1922. The estate is and main house is known as The Princess Mary House, in honour of her marriage...
- Galley Down WoodGalley Down WoodGalley Down Wood is a 16.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, notified in 1988.The wood is a beech plantation on a chalk scarp slope and plateau...
- Gilkicker Lagoon
- Greywell Fen
- Greywell Tunnel (Basingstoke Canal)Greywell TunnelThe Greywell Tunnel is a 0.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, England, notified in 1985. When opened in 1794 it was the longest tunnel on the Basingstoke Canal. It was closed due to a roof fall in 1932.-History:...
- Hazeley Heath
- Heath Brow
- Highclere Park
- Highcliffe to Milford CliffsBarton BedsBarton Beds is the name given to a series of grey and brown clays, with layers of sand, of Upper Eocene age , which are found in the Hampshire Basin of southern England. They are particularly well exposed in the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea, which is the world type locality for the Barton Beds, and...
- Hook Common and Bartley Heath
- Hook Heath Meadows
- Hurst Castle And Lymington River EstuaryHurst Castle And Lymington River Estuary Site of Special Scientific InterestHurst Castle And Lymington River Estuary is a 1109.93 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest , in southwest Hampshire, notified in 1961.It includes the following areas:* Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes....
- Hythe to Calshot Marshes
- Ladle HillLadle HillLadle Hill lies on Great Litchfield Down, near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. It is immediately to the East of Beacon Hill. Part of the hill is a biological SSSI, number 1000642, first notified in 1978. It is 232 metres high and has a hill forts and Tumulus...
- Langstone HarbourLangstone HarbourLangstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel in Hampshire, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. Geographically it is a ria....
- Lee-on-the Solent To Itchen Estuary
- Lincegrove And Hackett's Marshes
- Lower Test Valley
- Lye Heath Marsh
- Lymington RiverLymington River----The Lymington River is a small river in the south of england, flowing through the New Forest into the Solent at the town of Lymington. The river has a total length of 30 km, although above the point where it leaves the Crown lands of the New Forest at Brockenhurst it is known as the Highland...
- Lymington River Reedbeds
- Mapledurwell Fen
- Martin and Tidpit Downs
- Micheldever Spoil Heaps
- Moorgreen Meadows
- Mottisfont BatsMottisfont Bats SSSIMottisfont Bats SSSI is a 230.98 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, notified in 2003. It is also a Special Area of Conservation.-Biological interest:...
- Noar HillNoar HillNoar Hill, near Selborne in East Hampshire, is best known for its nature reserve.-Etymology:Nore is an obsolete spelling of nor, north...
- Norley Copse and Meadow
- North Solent
- Odiham Common with Bagwell Green And Shaw
- Old Burghclere Lime Quarry
- Old Winchester HillOld Winchester HillOld Winchester Hill is a chalk hill in Hampshire, England surmounted by an Iron Age hill fort and a Bronze Age cemetery. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve. The hill fort has never been fully excavated.-Location:...
- Pamber Forest and Silchester CommonPamber Forest and Silchester CommonPamber Forest and Silchester Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, UK. Covering , the forest is known for its abundance of butterflies, of which 40 species have been identified – including the Purple Emperor, the White Admiral, the Silver-washed Fritillary and the...
- Peake Wood
- Poors Common
- Porton Down
- Portsdown
- Portsmouth HarbourPortsmouth HarbourPortsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. Geographically it is a ria: formerly it was the valley of a stream flowing from Portsdown into the Solent River. The city of Portsmouth lies to the east on Portsea Island, and Gosport to the west on the mainland...
- Quarley Hill Fort
- Ratlake Meadows
- River Avon System
- River ItchenRiver Itchen, HampshireThe River Itchen is a river in Hampshire, England. It flows from mid-Hampshire to join with Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge in the city of Southampton. The river has a total length of , and is noted as one of England's - if not one of the World's - premier chalk streams for fly fishing,...
- River TestRiver TestThe River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. The river has a total length of 40 miles and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke , to the sea at the head of Southampton Water...
- Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures
- Roydon Woods
- Rushmore and Conholt Downs
- Selborne CommonSelborne CommonSelborne Common comprises of woodland and relict wood-pasture to the west and south of Selborne, at , in the English county of Hampshire. It is owned and managed by the National Trust.-Topography:...
- Shortheath Common
- Sidley Wood
- Silchester Common
- Sinah Common
- Southampton CommonSouthampton CommonSouthampton Common is a large open space to the north of the city centre of Southampton, England. It is bounded by the districts of Shirley, Bassett, Highfield and Portswood. The area supports a large variety of wildlife, including the largest recorded population of the internationally rare great...
- Sowley PondSowley PondSowley Pond is a 47.97 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest , in southwest Hampshire, notified in 1971. It is an important refuge for both surface feeding and diving ducks and functions as an integral part of the marshland system of the west Solent.-Location:Sowley Pond is...
- St. Catherine's HillSt. Catherine's Hill, HampshireSt. Catherine's Hill is a small but dramatic chalk hill to the south east of Winchester in Hampshire, England. Rising steeply some from the water meadows of the River Itchen, the summit of the hill at provides a fine view over Winchester....
- Stockbridge Common Marsh
- Stockbridge Down
- Stockbridge Fen
- The Moors, Bishop's Waltham
- The New Forest
- The Wild Grounds
- Titchfield Haven
- Toyd Down And Quarry
- Trodds CopseTrodds CopseTrodds Copse is a 25.23 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest , in central Hampshire, notified in 1989. It comprises ancient semi-natural woodland, unimproved meadows and flushes.-Location:...
- Upper Greensand Hangers: EmpshottEmpshottEmpshott is a small village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.5 miles southwest of Bordon, just west of the A3 road.The nearest railway station is 2.7 miles southeast of the village, at Liss....
to HawkleyHawkleyHawkley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.5 miles north of Petersfield, to the east of the A3 road.The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles southeast of the village at Liss.... - Upper Greensand Hangers: WyckWyck, HampshireWyck is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is northeast of the village of East Worldham, east of Alton, just off the B3004 road.It has a total of 24 households, 3 of which are in the Wyck Place Estate...
to WheatleyWheatley, HampshireWheatley is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is southeast of the village of Binsted, east of Alton.The nearest railway station is Bentley, north of the village.... - Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods
- Waltham Chase Meadows
- Warblington Meadow
- Warnborough GreenWarnborough GreenWarnborough Green is a village in the civil parish of Warnborough in Hampshire, England. It lies approximately 1 mile north-east from Odiham....
- Wealden Edge Hangers
- West Minley Meadow
- Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers
- Woolmer ForestWoolmer ForestWoolmer Forest is a former medieval royal hunting forest. It lies within the western Weald in the South Downs National Park, straddling the border between east Hampshire and West Sussex. Covering an area of some , it is both a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest...