Jump to content

Greywell Fen

Coordinates: 51°15′07″N 0°58′16″W / 51.252°N 0.971°W / 51.252; -0.971
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Greywell Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 719 508[1]
InterestBiological
Area38.0 hectares (94 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Greywell Fen is a 38-hectare (94-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Greywell in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and an area of 13 hectares (32 acres) is a nature reserve called Greywell Moors, which is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[4]

This 2-kilometre (1.2-mile) long site is calcareous fen. There is a large area of wet grassland, which is grazed by cattle, and a small area of carr woodland. Meadow flora include cowslip, dyer's greenweed and pepper-saxifrage.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Greywell Moors". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Greywell Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

51°15′07″N 0°58′16″W / 51.252°N 0.971°W / 51.252; -0.971