Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	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, 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. "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.

51.326°N 0.367°W / 51.326; -0.367