East Aston Common | |
Aos: | Hampshire |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 18.2ha |
Notifydate: | 1987 |
Map: | Magic Map |
East Aston Common is an 18.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Andover in Hampshire.[1] [2]
This site in the flood plain of the River Test is part of one of the finest chalk stream habitats in Britain. It has alluvial meadows with a rich variety of herbs, areas of tall fen and a wide and shallow stretch of the river. There are many wetland birds, such as grasshopper warblers, water rails and reed bunting.[3]