Ralph Hollins
Encyclopedia
J. R. W. Hollins (born 1931) is a naturalist
from Hampshire
, England
.
Hollins became active in Hampshire Wildlife Trust and Hampshire Ornithological Society during the 1980s, serving on committees of both organisations.
He is best known as the co-discoverer (with K. Turner) of Red Helleborine
at Hawkley Warren
, near Petersfield
, in 1986, one of only three British
sites where this species remained extant at the end of the 20th century.
He is also responsible for setting up and running the website Nature Notes for the Havant area, originally launched in 1997 and still current in 2010.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
from Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
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Hollins became active in Hampshire Wildlife Trust and Hampshire Ornithological Society during the 1980s, serving on committees of both organisations.
He is best known as the co-discoverer (with K. Turner) of Red Helleborine
Red Helleborine
Red Helleborine is an orchid found in Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Although reasonably common in parts of its range, this helleborine has always been one of the rarest orchids in Britain.-Distribution and habitat:...
at Hawkley Warren
Hawkley Warren
Hawkley Warren is a woodland on the northeast-facing Wealden Edge, near the village of Hawkley, three miles north of Petersfield in Hampshire. The site is situated in a deep chalk combe....
, near Petersfield
Petersfield
Petersfield can refer to any of the following places:*Petersfield, Hampshire, a market town in England*Petersfield, Jamaica, a small town in the parish of Westmoreland*Petersfield, Manitoba, in Canada*Petersfield, an area of Cambridge, England...
, in 1986, one of only three British
United Kingdom
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sites where this species remained extant at the end of the 20th century.
He is also responsible for setting up and running the website Nature Notes for the Havant area, originally launched in 1997 and still current in 2010.