Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 775 367 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 59.5 hectares (147 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1985 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Shortheath Common is a 59.5-hectare (147-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Bordon in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve [3] [4] and a Special Area of Conservation. [5]
The common has areas of bracken, woodland, heath and a pond, but its main ecological interest is a large valley mire. Much of it is covered by Sphagnum mosses, but there are also many vascular plants, such as velvet bent and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew. The invertebrates are also of particular interest, including 23 breeding species of dragonfly. [6]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
---|---|
Grid reference | SU 775 367 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 59.5 hectares (147 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1985 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Shortheath Common is a 59.5-hectare (147-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Bordon in Hampshire. [1] [2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve [3] [4] and a Special Area of Conservation. [5]
The common has areas of bracken, woodland, heath and a pond, but its main ecological interest is a large valley mire. Much of it is covered by Sphagnum mosses, but there are also many vascular plants, such as velvet bent and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew. The invertebrates are also of particular interest, including 23 breeding species of dragonfly. [6]