Lodmoor

The Lodmoor Events (Lew Mills)
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Lodmoor is a

RSPB reserve and country park in Dorset

, England. The country park features a visitor centre, model railway and pitch and putt golf course. The SSSI has a wetland habitat with native birds that are rare in the UK and a range of migratory species.

History

The construction of a sea wall in the twentieth century has prevented regular tidal incursions, although freshwater flooding is still an occurrence, especially in winter.[1]

Location

Lodmoor is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) east of Weymouth, near the suburb of Preston. The site is accessible via three trails.^[2] The SSSI is composed of reed bed, salt marsh, wet grassland and open water, and is separated from Weymouth Bay by Greenhill beach and the B3155 road.^[3]

Site of special scientific interest

The site includes a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve. Some nationally rare bird species breed there, and it is also visited by some uncommon migratory waders.^[1]

Birds breeding at Lodmoor include

greenshank and ruff.^[1]

There are also populations of two rare insects, short-winged conehead and lesser marsh grasshopper.^[1] The area covered is 71.5 hectares (177 acres).

Country park

The facilities at the country park include a cafe, visitors centre, picnic tables and barbecue stands, a grassed events area for a variety of events including car rallies, summer fayres and circus shows. There is an outdoor gym and a 2 km walking trail, children's play areas, a Sea Life Centre, a mini-golf course, a Model World, a

Go-Kart circuit and Bumper Boats, a model railway, 9-Hole pitch and putt golf course and a Parkrun.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lodmoor SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "Lodmoor: Accessibility". RSPB. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ RSPB About Lodmoor Accessed 2006-11-26.
^ "Lodmoor: Star Species". RSPB. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ Countryside coast parks dorsetforyou.gov.uk ^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

English Nature website (SSSI information)

[sssi-1] "Lodmoor SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[access-2] "Lodmoor: Accessibility". RSPB. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

[3] RSPB About Lodmoor Accessed 2006-11-26.

[starspecies-4] "Lodmoor: Star Species". RSPB. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

[5] Countryside coast parks dorsetforyou.gov.uk ^{[permanent dead link]}

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