Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths explained

Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths
Aos:	Berkshire
Interest:	Biological
Coordinates:	51.357°N -0.789°W
Area:	85.8ha
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths is an 85.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire.^{[1] [2]} Part of the SSSI is Wildmoor Heath nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[3] and the SSSI is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.^[4]

Geography

Wildmoor Heath is situated on a slope and features wet and dry lowland heath and valley bog, plus pine and broadleaved woodland.^[3]

History

In 1975 the site was designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).^[5] Wildmoor Heath nature reserve was formed in 1998 by combining land at Edgbarrow Woods, Owlsmoor Bog, and Wildmoor Bottom.^[6]

Fauna

The site has the following animals:^{[3] [7] [5] [6] [8]}

Mammals

• Red fox
• Roe deer
• Dexter cattle

Reptiles and amphibians

• Vipera berus
• Grass snake
• Anguis fragilis
• Viviparous lizard

Birds

• Common chiffchaff
• Great spotted woodpecker
• European green woodpecker
• European nightjar
• Common snipe
• European stonechat
• Willow warbler
• Dartford warbler
• Woodlark
• Eurasian bullfinch
• Eurasian hobby
• Common kingfisher

Invertebrates

Flora

The site has the following flora:^{[5] [7]}

Trees

• Birch
• Pine
• Fraxinus
• Maple
• Quercus robur
• Malus sylvestris
• Sorbus torminalis

Plants

• Erica tetralix
• Molinia caerulea
• Drosera rotundifolia
• Drosera intermedia
• Rhynchospora alba
• Carex pulicaris
• Narthecium ossifragum
• Pinguicula vulgaris
• Calluna
• Eriophorum angustifolium
• Succisa pratensis
• Scutellaria minor
• Hypericum elodes
• Lychnis flos-cuculi
• Succisa pratensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 November 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 November 2019.
3. Web site: Wildmoor Heath . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 9 November 2019.
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths . Special Protection Areas . Natural England . 28 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065543/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012141&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . 23 November 2018 .
5. Web site: Site Name: Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths . PDF . 2017-04-14.
6. Web site: The Dragonflies in Bracknell Forest Borough: Overview for the Period 1993 to 2012 . John Ward-Smith . 2017-04-14.
7. Web site: Condition of SSSI Units for Site Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths SSSI . Natural england . 2017-04-14.
8. Web site: Wildmoor Heath: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council . Bracknell-forest.gov.uk . 2017-04-14.