Hampshire by AS
Hampshire
Part or all of Hampshire is in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of Hampshire is in Chichester Harbour AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 23 July 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Hampshire
Nature Reserves in Hampshire
There are 43 nature reserves in Hampshire.
Wildlife in and around Hampshire
Hampshire Mammals
There are 65 species of mammals recorded as found near Hampshire.
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
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Hampshire Birds
There are 240 species of birds recorded as found near Hampshire.
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
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Hampshire Fish
There are 89 species of fish recorded as found near Hampshire.
| Allis Shad (Alosa alosa) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Belica (Leucaspius delineatus) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
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Hampshire Reptiles
There are 9 species of reptiles recorded as found near Hampshire.
| Adder (Vipera berus) |
| Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
| Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) |
| Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) |
| European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis) |
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta) |
| Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans) |
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Hampshire Amphibians
There are 7 species of amphibians recorded as found near Hampshire.
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
| Lake Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) |
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