Bourley and Long Valley

Bourley and Long Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 834 513[1]
InterestBiological
Area823.5 hectares (2,035 acres)[1]
Notification1993[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bourley and Long Valley is a 823.5-hectare (2,035-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Fleet and Aldershot in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area for the conservation of wild birds.[3]

This site has varied habitats, with heath, woodland, scrub, mire and grassland. The heathland is important for three vulnerable birds, woodlarks, nightjars and Dartford warblers. There is a rich invertebrate fauna, including the nationally scarce Eumenes coarctatus potter wasp, silver-studded blue butterfly and downy emerald dragonfly.[4]

Part of the area designated as Bourley and Long Valley SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bourley and Long Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Bourley and Long Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Bourley and Long Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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