Blagrove Common Explained

Blagrove Common
Aos:	Hertfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	4.0 hectares
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Blagrove Common is a 4hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Green End near Sandon in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, and the planning authority is North Hertfordshire District Council.^{[1] [2]}

The site is one of the few areas of unimproved marshy grassland in east Hertfordshire. It is crossed by a stream and has a rich diversity of vegetation, including a variety of orchids.^[1] Kestrels often hunt mice and voles, which are common on the site.^[3]

There is access from Beckfield Lane next to the house called Blagrove. In some areas there is treacherous deep mud.

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire

References

51.9868°N -0.0704°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blagrove Common citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035044/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000847.pdf. 4 March 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Blagrove Common. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 January 2015.
3. Web site: Blagrove Common. Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223015213/http://oldhmwt.cubik.co.uk/NatureReserves/Local/Blagrove+Common. 23 December 2014. dead.