Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures Explained

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]

Geography

Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures covers an area of 11.3 hectares.^[3] The SSSI is an area of unimproved meadowswhich 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

• Roe deer
• European water vole
• Bank vole
• Yellow-necked mouse
• European hare

Birds

• Snipe
• Eurasian skylark
• Northern lapwing

Amphibians

• Common frog

Invertebrates

• Mother Shipton moth
• Burnet companion
• Small copper
• Common blue
• Straw dot moth

Flora

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

Trees

• Aspen
• Creeping willow

Plants

External links

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

51.3424°N -1.1373°W

Notes and References

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