Fort Nelson Nature Reserve

Fort Nelson Nature Reserve is a meadow in Borough of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Fort Nelson Nature Reserve is situated near the dog park Paw Paddock Portsdown Hill, as well as near Nelson Monument.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Nelson and Nelson Monument.

Fort Nelson

Museum

Photo: Geni, CC BY 2.5.

Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth and is a Grade I Listed Building. Fort Nelson is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Fort Nelson Nature Reserve.

Nelson Monument

Monument

Photo: Hunanuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nelson Monument, 120 feet tall on a granite base, stands on Portsdown Hill about 2 miles north of Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England. Nelson Monument is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Fort Nelson Nature Reserve.

Portchester railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Portchester railway station serves the village of Portchester in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth. Portchester railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Fort Nelson Nature Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallington and Southwick.

Wallington

Neighborhood

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wallington is a village in Hampshire, part of the borough of Fareham. It is situated between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour.

Southwick

Village

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Southwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Southwick and Widley, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. 1 mile north of the Portsmouth boundary measured from Portsea Island. Southwick is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fort Nelson Nature Reserve.

Fareham

Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fareham is a town in Hampshire, approximately half-way between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, The town has been linked with brick making, notably, the production of the 'Fareham Reds', examples of the bricks in use on the Royal Albert Hall, in London and iron forging from the ironmaster, named Henry Cort.

Fort Nelson Nature Reserve

Type: Meadow
Location: Borough of Fareham, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.85789° or 50° 51′ 28″ north

Longitude

-1.13681° or 1° 8′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C2WVV57+57

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34419197

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Paw Paddock Portsdown Hill and Dore Avenue Play Area.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fort Nelson Visitor Centre and Holitzer rail-mounted gun.

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Worth a closer look: Southampton and Portsmouth.

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