Hockley Meadows

Hockley Meadows is a 9-hectare (22-acre) nature reserve south of Winchester in Hampshire.

It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

[1] It is part of the River Itchen SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest)[2] and Special Area of Conservation.

[3] This site has water meadows, a stream, willow carr, reedbeds and grassland, which is maintained by cattle grazing.

There are brown trout in the stream and flowering plants include southern marsh orchids, water avens and cuckoo flowers.