Soham Wet Horse Fen Explained

Soham Wet Horse Fen
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	33.8 hectares
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Soham Wet Horse Fen is a 33.8hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Soham in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]} A 3.6hectare field in the north-west corner is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Soham Meadow.^[3]

This site is neutral grassland with diverse fauna and flora, including uncommon ones. Wetter areas have herbs such as green-winged orchids and adder’s tongue fern, and there are cowslips and stemless thistles in drier parts. snipe breed in wet pastures.^[4]

There is access to Soham Meadow by a footpath from Soham.

References

52.328°N 0.363°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Soham Wet Horse Fen . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 December 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Soham Wet Horse Fen. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 December 2016.
3. Web site: Soham Meadow . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 13 December 2016.
4. Web site: Soham Wet Horse Fen citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 December 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024202421/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002294.pdf. dead.