Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSurrey
Grid referenceSU 925 594[1]
InterestBiological
Area1,130.5 hectares (2,794 acres)[1]
Notification1993[1]
Location mapMagic 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, England.[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]

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]

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. Vol. 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.
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