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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
Group A - Natural Features
Woodland
 Butterwood. Mixed woodland habitat of general interest. Fine oak and beech trees including the 'Fiddlers Oak' and the 'Bank Oak'. Bridleway and numerous footpaths. Centred on gird reference.     SU 715 520
2006 32
Site of Natural Interest
 Greywell Fen. A calcareous valley fen dominated by alder carr, phragmite beds and rich open fen plant communities. Extends for about 2 km along the headwaters of the River Whitewater. Centred on grid reference.     N.P. Act
S.S.S. I
 SU 720 510
2006 31
Site of Natural nterest
 Basingstoke Canal, from Greywell to Odiham Castle. This section of the canal is dominated by a calcareous fauna. The slow flow of water has resulted in a great diversity of aquatic vegetation. Within the Basingstoke Canal Conservation Area. Centred on grid reference.     C.A.
N. P. Act
S. S. S.I.
 SU 722 515
2006 41
Tree
 Cedar of Lebanon in the garden of Cedar Tree House. Believed to be about 250 years old.     C.A.
T.P.O. No. 238
 SU 718 513
2006 34
Area of Scenic Beauty
 Source of River Whitewater. The river rises from numerous springs above Greywell Mill in the area known as Bidden Water.     SU 713 500
2006 33
Sarsen Stone No. 30A
 Standing in a field. A block of hard sandstone, geological origin uncertain.     SU 717 514
2006 45
Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains
Stone Age
Flint Working Site
 West of Spring head. Finds include arrowheads, axes and fabricators. Now in Basingstoke Museum. O.S.A. No. SU75 SW17.     SU 712 502
2006 39
Romano-British
Occupation Site
 Pottery sherds, tile fragments and large flints found on the Whitewater Marshes between Greywell Mill and Bidden Water. Believed to have originated in the first century A.D. Materials stored in Basingstoke Museum. O.S.A. No. SU75 SW19. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 9, 1920-4, (Ellaway and Willis), pp.286-7.     SU 713 502
2006 40
Post Norman
House (Site)
 The Mound. In field opposite Malt House and Southfields. Said to be the site of the Higgens and Toll family mansion, destroyed in the late C.18.     C.A.
 SU 717 510
2006 36
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