Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures

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Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures is a site of Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is based on the edge of Tadley in Hampshire, England. [1] It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. [2]

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Geography

Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures covers an area of 11.3 hectares. [3] The SSSI is an area of unimproved meadows which is managed for hay production. [4] The main part of the site is meadows which are on a south-facing hillside sloping down towards Honeywell Brook. [3] The meadows sit on a mixture of Bracklesham Beds, Lower Bagshot sands and alluvium. [3] Opposite the meadows are two fields, which form the final part of the SSSI. [3]

History

The site was given to the trust as a legacy by Ron Ward. [5] The area was classed in 1991 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna: [3] [6]

Mammals

Birds

Amphibians

Invertebrates

Flora

The site has the following flora: [3] [6] [5] [7]

Trees

Plants

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures". Protected Planet.
  2. "Visit Ron Ward's meadow". www.vizitit.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Site:Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures" (PDF). Natural England.
  4. "1A: Pamber and Tadley Plantations and Heath" (PDF). Hampshire County Integrated Character Assessment.
  5. 1 2 "Restricted Access Nature Reserves - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust". www.hiwwt.org.uk.
  6. 1 2 "Ron Ward's Meadow, Tadley – 25 May 2014 – Reading & District Natural History Society".
  7. "Flora News - Autumn 2009" (PDF). Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Coordinates: 51°20′33″N1°08′14″W / 51.3424°N 1.1373°W / 51.3424; -1.1373