Longmoor Bog
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Longmoor Bog is located in Berkshire
Longmoor Bog
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 781 653[1]
Coordinates51°22′48″N 0°52′41″W / 51.38°N 0.878°W / 51.38; -0.878
InterestBiological
Area14.0 hectares (35 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Longmoor Bog is a 14-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Finchampstead in Berkshire.[1][2] An area of 11.8 hectares (29 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve. It is part of California Country Park, which is owned and managed by Wokingham District Council.[3][4]

This is mainly carr woodland, together with areas of wet heath and secondary mixed woodland. A small stream runs through the carr woodland, which has peat to a depth of more than a metre and the ground is covered by mosses. The wet heath is important for insects, such as the bog bush cricket, silver-studded blue butterfly, emperor dragonfly, waved black moth and wood ant.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Longmoor Bog". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Longmoor Bog". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Longmoor Bog". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Map of Longmoor Bog". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Longmoor Bog citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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