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Martin and Tidpit Downs is a 367.5-hectare (908-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Fordingbridge in Hampshire. [1] [2] Martin Down is a 341-hectare (840-acre) national nature reserve [3] and an area of 115 hectares (280 acres) is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [4] Bokerley Dyke, a prehistoric linear earthwork and scheduled monument, runs through the ...
This site consists of parts of Boulsbury Wood, High Wood, Stone Hill Wood, Martin Wood and Blagdon Hill Wood. It has diverse habitats and flora, and Boulsbury Wood is the most species-rich wood in the county. Some parts are ancient woodland, with records dating from the thirteenth century. [37] Bourley and Long Valley: 823.5 hectares
Martin is surrounded by prehistoric sites, including Bokerley Dyke, [12] and the very long Grim's Ditch which extends into Dorset and Wiltshire. [12] Knap Barrow is 95 metres long and is the longest barrow in Hampshire. [10] The name Martin probably derives from Old English "Maeretun" meaning "boundary farm", or "Meretun" meaning "pond farm". [13]
Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down. Bokerley Dyke, Bokerly Dyke, [1] [2] Bokerley Ditch, is a linear earthwork 5.75 kilometres (3.6 mi) long in Hampshire, between Woodyates and Martin. It is a Scheduled Monument. [3] Bokerley Dyke was excavated by Augustus Pitt Rivers between 1888 and 1891 [2] and by Philip Rahtz [4] in advance of road widening in 1958.
B. Basingstoke Canal; Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire; Beacon Hill, Warnford; Bentley Station Meadow; Bere Mill Meadows; Binswood; Blackwater Valley; Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses
Woodland in Aunt Mary's Bottom SSSI, Dorset. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the county of Dorset, England, United Kingdom.In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. [1]
Each Labor Day, two-year-old horses run the richest quarter-horse race in the world at Ruidoso Downs. Here's a look at its 64-year history.
Dibden Bay is a 229.4-hectare (567-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) between Marchwood and Hythe in Hampshire. [1] [2]Most of this site was formed by deposition of material dredged from Southampton Water.