Bere Mill Meadows

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|name= Bere Mill Meadows

|aos= Hampshire

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|area= {{convert|10.3|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

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Bere Mill Meadows is a {{convert|10.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Whitchurch in Hampshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002517&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Bere Mill Meadows| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 4 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002517%27 |title=Map of Bere Mill Meadows|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 4 May 2020}}

These damp meadows in the flood plain of the River Test have a network of ditches with plants such as floating sweet-grass and lesser water-parsnip. The meadows have a rich variety of wet grassland herbs, including bogbean, ragged-robin, water avens, marsh valerian and southern marsh orchid.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002517.pdf |title=Bere Mill Meadows citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 4 May 2020}}

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire