Winnall Moors Nature Reserve, Winchester

It is easy to forget that at this site, the bustling city centre is a short walk away. Plantlife is diverse here, and the rare green-flowered helleborine is found under willow trees in the southern part of this site. Unusually for a chalk stream, the Itchen has many different species of breeding dragonfly including the broad-bodied chaser and common darter. Habitat restoration work is seeking to encourage breeding redshank, lapwing and snipe.

Best April to August. Managed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trus