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]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Mill Pond | |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 561 169[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 28.0 hectares (69 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Designated Sites View: The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of The Moors, Bishop's Waltham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "The Moors, Bishop's Waltham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.