Hello and Welcome to the Hankridge Farm Local Nature Reserve mini site - this is my local patch and you can visit the area from the comfort of your chair  

 

 MAPS

 BIRDS

  BIRD LIST

  WAXWINGS 

 OTHER WILDLIFE 

DIRECTIONS TO HANKRIDGE FARM LNR:

HANKRIDGE FARM IS SITUATED IN SOMERSET, IN THE COUNTY TOWN, TAUNTON. AS YOU PASS THROUGH THE COUNTY ON THE M5, LEAVE AT JUNCTION 25. AFTER EXITING, HEAD TOWARDS THE TOWN CENTRE AND TAKE THE FOURTH EXIT ON THE FIRST ROUNDABOUT. AT THE NEXT ROUNDABOUT TURN INTO HANKRIDGE/RIVERSIDE RETAIL PARK (ALSO CALLED HERON GATE) THE FIRST MINI ROUNDABOUT YOU REACH, TAKE THE FIRST EXIT HEADING TOWARDS THE MULTIPLEX CINEMA AND BOWLING ALLEY. CONTINUE UNTIL YOU REACH THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, MCDONALDS AND ODEON CINEMA - FREE PARKING IS AVALIABLE HERE. BEHIND IS THE LAKE AND BY VIEWING THE MAP OF THE SITE (LINK ABOVE) YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THE LOCAL NATURE RESERVE.

 

GRID REF: ST 231 253 to ST 259 254

STATUS: County wildlife site and Local Nature Reserve

DESIGNATION DATE: May 2003

SIZE OF RESERVE: 19.77 hectares

OWNERSHIP: Environment Agency and TDBC

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