Stockbridge Common Marsh Explained

Stockbridge Common Marsh
Aos:Hampshire
Interest:Biological
Area:64.8ha
Notifydate:1991
Map: Magic Map

Stockbridge Common Marsh is a 64.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stockbridge in Hampshire.[1] [2] It is owned by the National Trust.[3]

This site stretches for 2km (01miles) along the flood plain of the River Test. It has wetland habitats including marsh, fen, carr, alluvial meadows and a large shallow lake. The marsh has a rich variety of flora, with 180 species of flowering plants, including bog pimpernel, adder’s-tongue fern, marsh valerian and bogbean.[4]

References

51.102°N -1.499°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Stockbridge Common Marsh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Stockbridge Common Marsh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Stockbridge Marsh . National Trust. 19 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Stockbridge Common Marsh citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 May 2020.