J. R. W. (Ralph) Hollins (born 1931) is a
naturalist, born at
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
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in the
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county of
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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 of
Red Helleborine
''Cephalanthera rubra'', known as red helleborine, is an orchid found in Europe, North Africa and southwest Asia. Although reasonably common in parts of its range, this Cephalanthera has always been one of the rarest orchids in Britain.
Descrip ...
at
Hawkley Warren
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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.
The site is owned by Hampshire County Council ...
, near
Petersfield
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, in 1986, one of only three
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sites where this species remained extant at the end of the 20th century.
[ Brewis, Anne, Paul Bowman and ]Francis Rose
Francis Rose MBE (29 September 1921 – 15 July 2006) was an English field botanist and conservationist. He was an author, researcher and teacher. His ecological interests in Britain and Europe included bryophytes, fungi, lichens, higher plant ...
(1996) ''The Flora of Hampshire'' Harley Books
Britain has a number of specialist entomological publishers:
* Amateur Entomologists' Society (http://www.amentsoc.org/) publishes various entomological handbooks, as well as the ''Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society''.
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, Colchester
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People from New Forest District
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