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SO40 9DR tel: 023 8086 2021. 8086 023 tel: 9DR SO40 children’s education areas. areas. education children’s Street, Totton Totton Street, in sensitive wildlife conservation areas or or areas conservation wildlife sensitive in 41 Rumbridge Rumbridge 41 Stride visit©Les School Little Testwood Lakes. Dogs are not permitted permitted not are Dogs Lakes. Testwood Little newsagents at at newsagents walks with dogs around both Testwood and and Testwood both around dogs with walks Angling Club at the the at Club Angling certain parts of the reserve. Please enjoy enjoy Please reserve. the of parts certain from the Test Valley Valley Test the from We welcome responsible dog walkers to to walkers dog responsible welcome We Day permits are available available are permits Day Dogs Fishing is permitted at Little Testwood Lake. Testwood Little at permitted is Fishing Fishing Golden-ringed Dragonfly Golden-ringed © Les Stride Les © www.hiwwt.org.uk/whats-on summer. summer. information points or visit our website: website: our visit or points information 5pm during the the during 5pm Lakes ‘What’s On’ leaflet from one of the the of one from leaflet On’ ‘What’s Lakes winter and 8am until until 8am and winter about the site’s wildlife. Pick up a Testwood Testwood a up Pick wildlife. site’s the about 8am and 4pm during during 4pm and 8am walks or events is a great way to learn more more learn to way great a is events or walks every day between between day every Taking part in one of our regular guided guided regular our of one in part Taking open is park car The Guided Walks and Events and Walks Guided Opening times Opening Centre by arrangement. arrangement. by Centre 023 8066 7929. 8066 023 enjoying a leisurely walk. walk. leisurely a enjoying key for the gates – keys are available from the the from available are keys – gates the for key hire the conference room please contact: contact: please room conference the hire watching and learning about wildlife or just just or wildlife about learning and watching or wheelchair you may need to get a RADAR RADAR a get to need may you wheelchair or would like to bring a group to the Centre or or Centre the to group a bring to like would many woodland birds. It is a great place for for place great a is It birds. woodland many flood during winter. If you have a large buggy buggy large a have you If winter. during flood to learn about wildlife and wild places. If you you If places. wild and wildlife about learn to areas are home to foxes, roe deer and and deer roe foxes, to home are areas Please note that some of the paths regularly regularly paths the of some that note Please schools, youth and adult groups come here here come groups adult and youth schools, wildfowl and waders and the woodland woodland the and waders and wildfowl the north and south side of the main lake. lake. main the of side south and north the Each year thousands of visitors from from visitors of thousands year Each The lakes support hundreds of over-wintering over-wintering of hundreds support lakes The relatively flat but there is one steep slope on on slope steep one is there but flat relatively are available. available. are All surfaced paths are waymarked - most are are most - waymarked are paths surfaced All Wildlife to look around the Centre and toilet facilities facilities toilet and Centre the around look to Lakes, to the Centre and to the bird hides. hides. bird the to and Centre the to Lakes, staffed by volunteers. Visitors are welcome welcome are Visitors volunteers. by staffed A series of paths provide walks around the the around walks provide paths of series A importance for wildlife. wildlife. for importance weekdays and Sunday afternoons when when afternoons Sunday and weekdays of the Test Valley – a site of international international of site a – Valley Test the of Getting Around Getting The Centre is open to the public most most public the to open is Centre The history. It is a special place that forms part part forms that place special a is It history. Testwood Lakes Centre Lakes Testwood steeped in Bronze Age Age Bronze in steeped Both hides have ramps up to the doors. the to up ramps have hides Both grassland and woodland woodland and grassland 4pm. and 10am between day every Testwood Lakes © Cathy Anning Cathy © Lakes Testwood a mixture of open water, water, open of mixture a The hides are usually open open usually are hides The of Totton. The reserve is is reserve The Totton. of heron, tufted duck and lapwing. lapwing. and duck tufted heron, amidst the urban fringe fringe urban the amidst particularly birds such as grey grey as such birds particularly A hidden haven for wildlife wildlife for haven hidden A a great way to watch wildlife, wildlife, watch to way great a overlooking Meadow Lake is is Lake Meadow overlooking Nature Reserve Nature Sitting in one of the two hides hides two the of one in Sitting Welcome to Testwood Lakes Lakes Testwood to Welcome Viewing Hides Viewing Bronze Age How you can help... Testwood Lakes • Become a Wildlife Trust member During construction of – help us in protecting local wildlife Testwood Lakes, Wessex for the future. By joining the Trust Archaeology discovered you are doing your bit to help fascinating evidence of early society including local wildlife and help the Trust part of the earliest bridge discovered in manage its nature reserves. England. It dates to the Middle Bronze Age Membership costs as little as (around 1500BC) and was found where Testwood Lakes £3.50 a month. Testwood Lake is now. The remains of part of Nature Reserve a boat and a short sword blade called a rapier • Make a donation – support our work were found at Meadow Lake. at Testwood Lakes, improving the area for wildlife and people. Donations of any amount are always welcome and can be made at the Centre or online How to find us • Become a volunteer – you can help us Exit M27 at Junction 2, take A326 Fawley/ look after the nature reserve, help with Totton road, take the first exit to Totton events and other tasks here at Testwood (A36) and proceed towards Totton. At the Lakes or other Wildlife Trust sites first roundabout turn left into Brunel Road. For more information on how you can help, Testwood Lakes is situated 300m down on places to visit, events and wildlife news visit: the left hand side. www.hiwwt.org.uk Front cover image For site information in large Great crested grebe © Drumimages print phone: 023 8066 7929 or visit www.hiwwt.org.uk Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve tel 023 8066 7929 guarantee and registered in England No. 676313 Limited by Company CharityRegistered No. 201081, January 2017 Trust. Wildlife Wight Hampshire & Isle of Copyright email [email protected] Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Testwood Lakes nature reserve is Hampshire SO32 2DP. managed by Hampshire & Isle of tel 01489 774400 A hidden haven for wildlife Wight Wildlife Trust in partnership email [email protected] on the edge of Totton with Southern Water. web www.hiwwt.org.uk www.hiwwt.org.uk Protecting wildlife, inspiring people SO40 9DR tel: 023 8086 2021. 8086 023 tel: 9DR SO40 children’s education areas. areas. education children’s Street, Totton Totton Street, in sensitive wildlife conservation areas or or areas conservation wildlife sensitive in 41 Rumbridge Rumbridge 41 Stride visit©Les School Little Testwood Lakes. Dogs are not permitted permitted not are Dogs Lakes. Testwood Little newsagents at at newsagents walks with dogs around both Testwood and and Testwood both around dogs with walks Angling Club at the the at Club Angling certain parts of the reserve. Please enjoy enjoy Please reserve. the of parts certain from the Test Valley Valley Test the from We welcome responsible dog walkers to to walkers dog responsible welcome We Day permits are available available are permits Day Dogs Fishing is permitted at Little Testwood Lake. Testwood Little at permitted is Fishing Fishing Golden-ringed Dragonfly Golden-ringed © Les Stride Les © www.hiwwt.org.uk/whats-on summer. summer. information points or visit our website: website: our visit or points information 5pm during the the during 5pm Lakes ‘What’s On’ leaflet from one of the the of one from leaflet On’ ‘What’s Lakes winter and 8am until until 8am and winter about the site’s wildlife. Pick up a Testwood Testwood a up Pick wildlife. site’s the about 8am and 4pm during during 4pm and 8am walks or events is a great way to learn more more learn to way great a is events or walks every day between between day every Taking part in one of our regular guided guided regular our of one in part Taking open is park car The Guided Walks and Events and Walks Guided Opening times Opening Centre by arrangement. arrangement. by Centre 023 8066 7929. 8066 023 enjoying a leisurely walk. walk. leisurely a enjoying key for the gates – keys are available from the the from available are keys – gates the for key hire the conference room please contact: contact: please room conference the hire watching and learning about wildlife or just just or wildlife about learning and watching or wheelchair you may need to get a RADAR RADAR a get to need may you wheelchair or would like to bring a group to the Centre or or Centre the to group a bring to like would many woodland birds.
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