Patmore Heath HMWT Nature Reserve - 01727 858901

An outstanding example of grass heathland, now a scarce habitat in the south east of England.

Patmore Heath is an outstanding example of grass heathland, now a scarce habitat in the south east. With its ponds, the reserve is rich in flora and insects. The heath is typified by wavy hair grass, red and sheep's fescue grasses and sweet vernal grass, with characteristic summer herbs such as heath bedstraw and sheep's sorrel. In damper areas the locally rare heath rush and galingale can be found. The ponds support all three native newts, including the locally rare palmate newt, plus plants such as creeping jenny and lesser spearwort.