Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

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Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Colony Bog - geograph.org.uk - 59617.jpg
Area of Search Surrey
Grid reference SU 925 594 [1]
InterestBiological
Area1,130.5 hectares (2,794 acres) [1]
Notification 1993 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare (2,794-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey. [1] [2] Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [3] It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area [4] and the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham Special Area of Conservation. [5] It includes Brentmoor Heath, a Local Nature Reserve [6] which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust [7]

Site of Special Scientific Interest Conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".

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Habitats in this site include wet and dry heath, bog and unimproved grassland. Much of the site is a military danger area and as a result little is known of its rare fauna and flora. Waterlogged areas have a layer of peat with a mass of peat mosses and a diverse bog flora. Areas of open heath provide a habitat for a variety of heathland bird species to breed. [8]

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The Flashes

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Ash Ranges

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Barossa nature reserve

Barossa is a 498-hectare (1,230-acre) nature reserve north of Camberley in Surrey. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest

Elstead Group of Commons

Elstead Group of Commons is a 180-hectare (440-acre) nature reserve east of Elstead in Surrey. It is composed of Royal, Elstead and Ockley Commons, which are owned by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust, and Bagmoor Common, which is owned and managed by the Trust. The site is part of Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Poors Allotment

Poors Allotment is a 76-hectare (190-acre) nature reserve north of Camberley in Surrey. It is owned by Windlesham United Charities and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 304–05. ISBN   0521 21403 3.
  4. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Brentmoor Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Brentmoor Heath and Folly Bog". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

Coordinates: 51°19′34″N0°22′01″W / 51.326°N 0.367°W / 51.326; -0.367

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