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Fareham Borough Landscape Assessment

May 1996

Landscape Character Area 5

Titchfield Corridor

Summary Description

The Titchfield Corridor follows the northern section of the Brownwich Valley and forms a distinctive and important wedge of greenspace between the urban edge of Locks Heath and the residential and industrial development at Titchfield Park and Segensworth.

The essential characteristics of the Titchfield Corridor are: * distinctive valley form and enclosed, well-wooded character along the Brownwich stream; * valuable areas of broad-leaved woodland, including Kite's Croft and Lambert's Coppice which follow the stream valley, forming an important green corridor and recreational and landscape resource within this area; * a mixed, fringe character with areas of horticulture, small-holdings and small-scale pasture, interspersed with houses, gardens and educational uses near Titchfield; * fragmentation by roads and intrusion of overhead power lines which introduce an urbanising influence on the valley and surrounding landscape.

Enhancement Priorities

The Titchfield Corridor is a landscape under pressure, with development bordering it on either side and intrusion of the road network and electricity pylons. It nevertheless performs an important role in separating neighbouring urban areas and as a green corridor of strategic landscape, wildlife and recreational value. The emphasis should be to protect the integrity of the existing woodland and open greenspace and to maintain separation between urban areas. Reinforcement and extension of the woodland corridor through new planting could enhance its value and reduce the impacts of intrusive influences.

Priorities for enhancement are: * to protect the woodlands and greenspace of the Titchfield Corridor and to maintain the integrity and function of this important green corridor/wedge; * to manage the woodlands of the corridor to maximise their ecological and landscape potential; * to encourage new planting to absorb urban fringe influences and reinforce the character and value of the corridor.