Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | SU 925 594 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 1,130.5 hectares (2,794 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1993 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare (2,794-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey, England. [1] [2] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [3] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area [4] and the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham Special Area of Conservation. [5] It includes Brentmoor Heath, a Local Nature Reserve [6] which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust [7]
Habitats in this site include wet and dry heath, bog and unimproved grassland. Much of the site is a military danger area and as a result little is known of its rare fauna and flora. Waterlogged areas have a layer of peat with a mass of peat mosses and a diverse bog flora. Areas of open heath provide a habitat for a variety of heathland bird species to breed. [8]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | SU 925 594 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 1,130.5 hectares (2,794 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1993 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare (2,794-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey, England. [1] [2] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [3] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area [4] and the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham Special Area of Conservation. [5] It includes Brentmoor Heath, a Local Nature Reserve [6] which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust [7]
Habitats in this site include wet and dry heath, bog and unimproved grassland. Much of the site is a military danger area and as a result little is known of its rare fauna and flora. Waterlogged areas have a layer of peat with a mass of peat mosses and a diverse bog flora. Areas of open heath provide a habitat for a variety of heathland bird species to breed. [8]