Parley Common Nature Reserve — Attraction in West Parley

Parley Common is a special area of Conservation, a Special Protection Area for birds and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Formed by nature and man living in harmony for thousands of years, it is home to some of the rarest wildlife in the country and its Bronze Age barrows bear witness to its long association with people. Parley Common contains all six British species of reptiles. Birds include Dartford warbler, woodlark, nightjar, snipe, willow warbler, chief-chaff and cuckoo. Invertebrates include the silver-studded blue butterfly, heath grasshopper, speckled footman moth, damselflies, dragonflies and raft spiders. Purple heathers dominate the landscape and insect-eating sundews grow in...

As usual plenty of dogs not on leads even though there are signs telling them to keep dogs under control. Asked one dog Walker to not let his dog wander over heath where a pair of Woodlarks were nesting. Just got a lot of foul language back for my trouble. These birds are protected by law but...

No matter the weather walking up here always provides a good nature moment. Today a gap in the rain and 3 gold crests whirling about the branches for 10mins less than 2m away. Then getting back home a flock of 11 gold finches chirping as they flew over. To murky for views...