Alan Hersey Nature Reserve

The Alan Hersey Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located on the north east coast of the between Springvale and . On a flood plain, fluvial water runs down the valley into the reserve and a culvert passes under the old toll road and down the beach, through which salt water also enters the reserve on the rising tide.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve on the Isle of Wight
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include No Man’s Land Fort and Ryde St John’s Road railway station.

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
No Man's Land Fort, also referred to as No Man's Fort, is a sea fort in the Solent, near , . It is one of the Palmerston Forts built between 1867 and 1880 after the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.

Railway station
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryde St John's Road is a railway station on the Island Line, and serves the town of , . The station is 1.25 mi south of —the Island Line's northern terminus.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the , England. It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ryde and Bembridge.

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is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the in . The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census.

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is a village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the . It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by some residents that is the largest village in England.

Locality
is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in , . It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the lying to the south-west.

Alan Hersey Nature Reserve

Latitude
50.7215° or 50° 43′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.1184° or 1° 7′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C2WPVCJ+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 311177828
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4706858
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Satellite Map

Discover Alan Hersey Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seaview and Spring Vale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Isle of Wight Sports Club and Ryde East Sands.

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