Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath
{{Short description|Nature reserve in Dorset, UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath
| image = Scrape on Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 1366041.jpg
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| image_caption = A scrape for birds in the reserve
| map = Dorset
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| map_caption = Location in Dorset
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| location = near Winfrith Newburgh
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| grid_ref_UK = SY 804 863
| coordinates = {{coord|50|40|33|N|2|16|44|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|181|ha}}
| operator = Dorset Wildlife Trust
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| website = {{url|https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/tadnoll-winfrith-heath}}
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Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, near the village of Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset, England. There is heathland and wetland in the reserve.
Winfrith Heath is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001067 "Winfrith Heath SSSI"] Natural England. Retrieved 27 August 2021. The wetland is designated a Ramsar site, and the reserve has been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.[https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/tadnoll-winfrith-heath "Tadnoll & Winfrith Heath"] Dorset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
Description
The total area of the reserve is {{convert|181|ha}}. The chalk stream Tadnoll Brook, a tributary of the River Frome, runs through the site.
The heathland has common heather, bell heather and gorse. Species of birds include nightjar and Dartford warbler, and the silver-studded blue butterfly may be seen.
In the boggy areas of heathland there is sphagnum moss, bog asphodel and sundew. The wetland habitat supports important species of plant and insects including marsh clubmoss and the small red damselfly. In new ponds, colonies of pillwort, a rare aquatic fern, have formed in less than a decade.[https://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/tadnoll-flagship-site/ "Tadnoll Flagship Site"] Freshwater Habitats Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2021.