Greywell Fen Explained

Greywell Fen
Aos:	Hampshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	38ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Greywell Fen is a 38abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Greywell in Hampshire.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and an area of 13ha is a nature reserve called Greywell Moors, which is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.^[4]

This 2abbr=offNaNabbr=off long site is calcareous fen. There is a large area of wet grassland, which is grazed by cattle, and a small area of carr woodland. Meadow flora include cowslip, dyer's greenweed and pepper-saxifrage.^[5]

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51.252°N -0.971°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230410052319/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000282&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . 10 April 2023.
2. Web site: Map of Greywell Fen. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 May 2020.
3. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
4. Web site: Greywell Moors . Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust . 24 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240417002418/https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/greywell-moors-nature-reserve . 17 April 2024.
5. Web site: Greywell Fen citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240417002310/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000282.pdf . 17 April 2024.