Hockley Meadows

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| name = Hockley Meadows

| photo = Hockley Meadows nature reserve, Twyford, Hampshire.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = SU476254

| location = Winchester, Hampshire

| area = {{convert| 9 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

}}

Hockley Meadows is a {{convert| 9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} nature reserve south of Winchester in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/hockley-meadows-nature-reserve |title= Hockley Meadows |publisher= Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 30 May 2020}} It is part of the River Itchen SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest){{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000227&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: River Itchen | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 30 April 2020}} and Special Area of Conservation.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0012599&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: River Itchen | series= Special Areas of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 24 April 2020}}

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.

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