Hursley Park, Great Bowden
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Public park with private housing.
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Hursley Park is a modern development of 50 houses set within a newly created country park. A large part of the park is designated as wildflower meadows with a sizeable sustainable urban drainage (SUD) basin in the centre of the site fed by three major channels which provide excellent wetland habitat. The boundaries comprise mature hedges with several large trees. Additional hedge and tree planting has been added around the Park. The development included the erection of bat and bird boxes, fence holes to provide hedgehog access and a large amphibian and reptile hibernaculum.
A new pond is being established, particularly designed to support Great Crested Newts. The site also includes the allotments to the west of the main park.
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