Forests & woodlands · South East England
The Moors
The Moors is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Botley · 5.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
The Moors is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.9493°, -1.2010°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Moors, Bishop's Waltham SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Moors, Bishop's Waltham is a 28-hectare (69-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review and an area of 14.5 hectares (36 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Hampshire County Council. These unimproved wet meadows and alder carr drain into Mill Pond at the centre of the site. The meadows have a rich and diverse flora, dominated by greater pond sedge in wetter areas, while there are plants such as purple moor-grass and meadow foxtail in drier parts.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9493, -1.2010
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Bishops Waltham
- Postcode
- SO32 1AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Nearest railway station
- Botley — 5.5 km
Sources
- osm: r3870859 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Moors, Bishop's Waltham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Moors?
- The Moors is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO32 1AH), in the parish of Bishops Waltham.
- Is The Moors a protected site?
- Yes — The Moors is part of the The Moors, Bishop's Waltham SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is The Moors free to visit?
- Yes, The Moors is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Moors?
- The nearest railway station is Botley, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO32 1AH.