Bourley and Long Valley

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Bourley and Long Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Area of Search Hampshire
Grid reference SU 834 513 [1]
InterestBiological
Area823.5 hectares (2,035 acres) [1]
Notification 1993 [1]
Location map Magic 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.

Coordinates: 51°15′18″N0°48′22″W / 51.255°N 0.806°W / 51.255; -0.806