Heathland in the New Forest (2), Hampshire. Location map 
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This is on the open heath West of Brockenhurst on the road leading to the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive. It shows part of a small stream featuring a clump of Marsh St. Johns Wort (Hypericum elodes).

 

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  Photograph of Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), New Forest, Hampshire (Hants), England   Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) in the New Forest.

A carniverous plant that catches flies by enclosing them with its sticky tentacles and then digests them. The tentacled red leaves are about the size of a fingernail so they are unlikely to grab you as you walk past.

 

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  Photograph of open heathland, New Forest, Hampshire (Hants), England   Open heathland, New Forest.

Another view from Godshill Ridge near Fordingbridge.

 

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An area of heath near Burley which is about 3 miles south-east of Ringwood. There is a car park convenient for this location near Goatspen Plain on the 'B' class road which runs south-east from Burley to the A35.

This photograph, taken in August, shows the heather in bloom

 

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