Friends of Hocombe Mead

Friends of Hocombe Mead Hocombe Mead is a 8.3-hectare (21-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Eastleigh in Hampshire.

It is owned by Eastleigh Borough Council and managed by Eastleigh Borough Council & Friends of Hocombe Mead.

Feel free to join us this Sunday!
03/06/2026

Feel free to join us this Sunday!

03/06/2026
Feel free to join us on Sunday 3rd May 2026! 🐣
25/04/2026

Feel free to join us on Sunday 3rd May 2026! 🐣

Hope to see you there! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
24/03/2026

Hope to see you there! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

See you on Sunday!
26/02/2026

See you on Sunday!

The area around Hocombe Mead was once an extensive heathland. By 2010 there were only about half a dozen heather plants...
13/01/2026

The area around Hocombe Mead was once an extensive heathland.

By 2010 there were only about half a dozen heather plants remaining. Seed was collected from these and new plants were grown by John Caplan, a Friends of Hocombe Mead volunteer.

These plants became the heather patch which now exists, and which has started spreading naturally. The original plants have now matured, so, in December and January, we've been cutting some of them back to encourage regeneration and new growth. The site will be cut back in phases over several years, so there will be a range from new plants to mature woody ones.

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Chandler's Ford

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