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Site last updated on . . . 7 September 2008

Brook Meadow is a lovely wet meadow in Emsworth, a small town in the south east corner of Hampshire in the UK.

It consists of 5 acres of grassland, surrounded by woodlands and flanked by two streams.

Brook Meadow is full of birds, insects and wild flowers and has Water Voles in the river.

It is designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation and is a Local Nature Reserve.

Brook Meadow is managed by the Brook Meadow Conservation Group on behalf of Havant Borough Council.

It has two attractive interpretation boards with original artwork from a local artist and four signcases with local news and photos

Come along and pay a visit. It refreshes the senses and uplifts the spirits. What more could you ask?

CURRENT NEWS . . . recently updated pages

Current news . . Summary of recent group news and local wildlife observations from over the past few weeks.

Forthcoming Events . . . Forthcoming events organised by the Brook Meadow Conservation Group

Water Voles . . All the recent news and sightings about the Water Voles of Brook Meadow (with photographs)

Work and events . . Reports and photos of conservation work and community events.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

AGM Notification - 8th October 7pm Emsworth Centre, South Street, Emsworth

Membership renewal form . . . Form to renew your membership to the BMCG

LOCAL WILDLIFE DIARY AND WILDLIFE PHOTOS

Emsworth Wildlife Diary . . . *External link to current local wildlife diary with photos. Use your back button to come back.

Emsworth Wildlife Photos . . . *External link to page of current wildlife photos from Emsworth and the surrounding area

Wildlife photo archive . . . Selection of local wildlife photos from 2005-2006-2007.

BROOK MEADOW, EMSWORTH

How to get to Brook Meadow . . . How to get to Brook Meadow with maps and a bit of history

Introduction to the Wildlife of Brook Meadow . . Summary of the wildlife of Brook Meadow

Brook Meadow Interpretation Board . . . The beautiful artwork of local artist Marion Forster for our interpretation board

Images of Brook Meadow . . Photos of Brook Meadow and other sites in the local area around Emsworth

THE BROOK MEADOW CONSERVATION GROUP

Brook Meadow Conservation Group . . . Aims, formation and work of the group

Membership Application Form . . . Application form to join the group - £3 per person.

BMCG Constitution . . . The Constitution of the Brook Meadow Conservation Group (5th October 2004)

Work and Events - 2005-06 . . . Reports and photos of conservation work and community events in 2005-2006

Chairman's Report 2007 . . . Text of the Chairman's report given to the AGM in October 2007

Treasurer's Report 2007 . . . Text of the Treasurer's report given to the AGM in October 2007

Visitors Survey 2007 . . Report of survey of visitors to Brook Meadow on 21 July 2007

Management Plan 2005-2015 . . . *External link to the Management Plan for Brook Meadow (with **PDF files)

WILDLIFE OF BROOK MEADOW

Plants of Brook Meadow . . List of all the plants recorded on Brook Meadow

Birds of Brook Meadow . . . List of the birds recorded on Brook Meadow

Butterflies of Brook Meadow . . . List of the butterflies recorded on Brook Meadow

WILDLIFE SURVEYS

Water Vole Survey 2007 - (**PDF File) . . . Professional survey carried out by Andy Rothwell - October 2007

Invertebrates Survey - (**PDF File) . . . Professional survey of the invertebrates on Brook Meadow - July 2004

River Ems Survey - (**PDF File) . . . Professional invertebrate and plant survey of the River Ems - June 2005

Ground-dwelling insects on Brook Meadow (**PDF File) . . . Research report by David Search 2006

Moth Surveys . . . Results of two moth surveys carried out in 2004 and 2005

Butterfly Transect 2006 - Report with charts of the results of the 2006 butterfly transect on Brook Meadow

Mole Survey . . Notes and survey of the molehills on Brook Meadow - February 2005

OTHER LOCAL NEWS

Black-tailed Godwits of Emsworth . . . *External link to info and photos of Black-tailed Godwits in Emsworth

Little Egrets of Emsworth . . . Information and photographs of the Little Egrets of Emsworth

The River Ems . . . Description of the course of the River Ems and its related watercourses

Interbridges site . . . News and information about this industrial development land in Emsworth.

Gwynne Johnson . . . An appreciation of Gwynne who died in December 2004, a good friend of Brook Meadow

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

Links . . Links to a number of other local web sites in Emsworth and the surrounding area.

www.emsworthwildlife.com . . Link to my personal homepage with daily wildlife diary with photos.

BBC 5-day weather forecast for Emsworth . . . Link to the BBC weather centre

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