Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 411 415 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 158.6 hectares (392 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Bransbury Common is a 158.6-hectare (392-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Andover in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [3]
This site has two different habitats. The soil of the common is peat over gravel, and the dominant plants are purple moor-grass and greater tussock-sedge. There is also a former water meadow, which has flowering plants including lady's smock, marsh marigold and early marsh-orchid. [4]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 411 415 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 158.6 hectares (392 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Bransbury Common is a 158.6-hectare (392-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Andover in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [3]
This site has two different habitats. The soil of the common is peat over gravel, and the dominant plants are purple moor-grass and greater tussock-sedge. There is also a former water meadow, which has flowering plants including lady's smock, marsh marigold and early marsh-orchid. [4]