Greywell Moors
Greywell Moors are a small but important fenland along the River Whitewater in the north of Hampshire. It is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
The reserve is wooded, between streams which unite form the Whitewater, outside Greywell village, two miles south of Hook and to the east of Basingstoke.
The moorland is rich in sedges, rushes, mosses and liverworts, and wildflowers, and in the wildlife which thrives in this environment. The trust maintains a herd of cattle wo graze in the meadows throughout the year.
Here there are marsh orchids, hemp agrimony, and purple and yellow loosestrife.
The fen is created by a series of springs bubbling up from cracks in the chalk bedrock, creating an aquifer below ground and clear pools on the surface, clogged with brooklime, forget-me-nots, water mint and other aquatic plants.
The variety of habitats at Greywell Moors attract butterflies and birds.