| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
) | |
| Area of Search | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 925 594[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1,130.5 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]
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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 304–05. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Brentmoor Heath". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Brentmoor Heath and Folly Bog". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.