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Old Winchester Hill

Hampshire · Hedgerow · unimproved chalk grassland with scrub and hedgerow, National Nature Reserve

CRoW open access land - Natural England
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Old Winchester Hill is a 66-hectare chalk downland National Nature Reserve topped by an Iron Age hillfort and Bronze Age barrows, crossed by the South Downs Way. Managed by Natural England, its unimproved grassland is fringed by hawthorn and blackthorn scrub and hedgerow-type cover good for autumn berries.

Soil: thin chalk soils on the South Downs, alkaline, free-draining

Dominant species: hawthorn and blackthorn scrub with occasional yew

Parking: Small free car park at the reserve entrance off Beacon Hill Lane

What you might find here

Based on habitat type - always identify what you actually see, don't assume it matches this list.

Blackberry Sloe (Blackthorn) Rosehip (Dog Rose) Hawthorn berries Elderflower & Elderberry

Source: Wikipedia