Greywell Fen

Greywell Fen

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. "Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
2. "Map of Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
4. "Greywell Moors". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. "Greywell Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

51.252°N 0.971°W / 51.252; -0.971