The Moors, Bishop's Waltham

The Moors, Bishop's Waltham
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Mill Pond
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 561 169[1]
InterestBiological
Area28.0 hectares (69 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

The Moors, Bishop's Waltham is a 28-hectare (69-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review[1] and an area of 14.5 hectares (36 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Hampshire County Council.[3][4]

These unimproved wet meadows and alder carr drain into Mill Pond at the centre of the site. The meadows have a rich and diverse flora, dominated by greater pond sedge in wetter areas, while there are plants such as purple moor-grass and meadow foxtail in drier parts.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Designated Sites View: The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Map of The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ "The Moors, Bishop's Waltham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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