Who are we ?

Overton is a lively village in North Hampshire, 12 km (8 miles) west of Basingstoke. The parish covers an area of approximately 35 km2 (13 sq miles) including the upper Test valley, on the western side of the Hampshire downs. The village lies at the centre of the parish on the banks of the river Test and is surrounded by agricultural land dedicated to arable crops and grazing. The upper soil is made for the most part of chalk with scattered areas of clay with flint and some river and valley gravel deposit in the river valley itself.

The Society was created in 2004 by residents with an interest in their surrounding environment and its associated biodiversity. It was a formalization of the structure of the Biodiversity Group formed in 2003. O.B.S. is a member of the Basingstoke Conservation Forum.

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