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Arne RSPB reserve

Nature reserve in Dorset, England

Field	Value
name	Arne RSPB reserve
photo	Viewpoint on the RSPB Arne reserve - geograph.org.uk - 1445832.jpg
photo_caption	Viewpoint on the RSPB Arne reserve
type	Heath
location	Arne, Dorset, England
nearest_town	Wareham
coords
area	5.634 km2
created
operator	RSPB
status	SSSI
website	https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/arne
map	Dorset
map_caption	Arne RSPB reserve within Dorset

Arne RSPB reserve is a 5.634 km2 nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) maintained by the RSPB and located in Dorset. It was notified as an SSSI in 1986 and the estuarine reedbeds within the site are designated as a national nature reserve. The reserve occupies the Arne Peninsula, which protrudes into Poole Harbour. Adjacent to the site is the village of Arne, although the nearest major settlement is the town of Wareham.

The reserve opened in 1966 and is chiefly lowland heath, noted for the rare heather known as Dorset heath (Erica ciliaris), and for its breeding Dartford warblers. It also has acid grassland, salt marsh and woodland, with reedbeds adjoining the mudflats of the harbour. Other important species include nightjar, woodlark and, on the mudflats, spoonbill.

Over 500 species of vascular plant have been recorded on the reserve since 1966.

The reserve has a substantial herd of sika deer. Originating in East Asia, these animals escaped from deer parks during the 1860s and have now become naturalised, living on the heath and oak woodland of the site.

Arne is renowned for its natural environment, and has been featured on the BBC's Countryfile and Winterwatch programmes. Starting on Monday 29 May, BBC’s Springwatch broadcast from Arne over a 3 week period.

References

RSPB Interpretation boards - viewed 29 April 2007

References

["Arne (SSSI citation)"]({{sssi link). [[Natural England]].
"Dorset's National Nature Reserves".
Coombes, Mark. "The wild world on display – Arne". Dorset Life.
Collins, Fergus. "Arne RSPB Reserve, Dorset". Countryfile.
"Arne Reedbeds NNR". Natural England.
(2009). "RSP Where To Go Wild in Britain". Dorling Kindersley.
(1977). "A Nature Conservation Review". Cambridge University Press.
"Not a UFO - camera helps TV viewers get close to Arne wildlife". Bournemouth Echo.
[http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15023795.Chris_Packham_and_team_back_at_Arne_for_BBC_Winterwatch/ ''Chris Packham and team back at Arne for BBC Winterwatch''] at www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. Retrieved 10 Feb 2017.

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