Liss Riverside Railway Walk North

Liss Riverside Railway Walk North
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Liss, Hampshire
OS grid	SU 779 285
Area	6.9 hectares (17 acres)
Managed by	East Hampshire District Council

Ash Tree covered with Ivy .

Liss Riverside Railway Walk North is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) Local Nature Reserve which runs north from Liss in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by East Hampshire District Council.^[1][2]

This footpath follows part of the route of the former Longmoor Military Railway from Liss to Liss Forest. The path goes through willow and alder woodland.^[1]

Managed by volunteers, Liss Conservation Volunteers from 1993 to 2007 renamed Liss Conservation Rangers from 2007 to 2023.

Since the Liss Conservation Rangers ceased operations in 2023 the management of the Nature Reserve has been directly undertaken by East Hants District Council. They have produced a Ten Year Management Plan but almost nothing has been done in 2024 and most areas are now inaccessible to the public. All of the riverside and meadow paths are blocked with brambles, nettles and fallen trees and the wild flower meadows have died under a blanket of bracken, brambles and nettles. All of the biodiversity built up over 30 years of voluntary labour has been destroyed.

References

1. "Liss Riverside Railway Walk North". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Map of Liss Riverside Railway Walk North". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

51.051°N 0.890°W / 51.051; -0.890