| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 719 508[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 38.0 hectares (94 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ↑ "Map of Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ↑ "Greywell Moors". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ "Greywell Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
51°15′07″N 0°58′16″W / 51.252°N 0.971°W
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