Worgret Heath

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Worgret Heath SSSI, Dorset (grid reference SY895871 ) is an 8.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1987. [1]

The site has a large population of Sand Lizards.

Sources

  1. "Map of Worgret Heath in Dorset Map on StreetMap".


50°41′00″N2°09′00″W / 50.68346°N 2.14999°W / 50.68346; -2.14999


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