Alverstone Mead

Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve^[1]^[2] is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The site is on the floodplain of the Eastern Yar, and is a popular spot for birdwatchers. The old trackbed of the Newport-Sandown railway runs through it, and is now a cycleway.

It is owned by the Isle of Wight Council and leased to the Wight Nature Fund.

References

↑ "Alverstone Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
↑ "Map of Alverstone Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.

External links

Ceremonial county of Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Portal

Unitary authorities	Isle of Wight

Major settlements	Bembridge Brading Cowes East Cowes Freshwater Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth See also: List of civil parishes in Isle of Wight

Rivers	River Caul Bourne River Medina Newtown River Solent Wootton Creek Eastern Yar Western Yar

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Coordinates: 50°39′56″N 1°10′54″W / 50.66556°N 1.18167°W / 50.66556; -1.18167

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