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Alverstone Mead

Coordinates: 50°39′56″N 1°10′54″W / 50.66556°N 1.18167°W / 50.66556; -1.18167
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A Red squirrel (S. vulgaris) in the woodland at Alverstone Mead

Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve[1][2] is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The site is on the floodplain of the Eastern Yar, and is a popular spot for birdwatchers. The old trackbed of the Newport-Sandown railway runs through it, and is now a cycleway.

It is owned by the Isle of Wight Council and leased to the Wight Nature Fund.

References

  1. ^ "Alverstone Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  2. ^ "Map of Alverstone Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

50°39′56″N 1°10′54″W / 50.66556°N 1.18167°W / 50.66556; -1.18167