Eelmoor Marsh
Eelmoor Marsh is a 66.3-hectare (164-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Fleet and Farnborough in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area for the conservation of wild birds.[3]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 840 534[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 66.3 hectares (164 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1993[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
This site has a bog with deep peat, grass heath, woodland and a network of ditches. The bog has more than 250 species of flowering plants and grasses, including the insectivorous common butterwort, pale butterwort, small bladderwort and common sundew. There is also a diverse invertebrate fauna.[4]
References
- "Designated Sites View: Eelmoor Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Map of Eelmoor Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Eelmoor Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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