Shortheath Common Explained

Shortheath Common
Aos:Hampshire
Interest:Biological
Area:59.5ha
Notifydate:1985
Map: Magic Map

Shortheath Common is a 59.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]

References

51.124°N -0.894°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Shortheath Common . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Shortheath Common. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Shortheath Common . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England . 24 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Map of Shortheath Common. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Shortheath Common . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 24 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Shortheath Common citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 May 2020.

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