Micheldever Spoil Heaps

Micheldever Spoil Heaps

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 520 444[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	32.1 hectares (79 acres)[1]
Notification	1982[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Micheldever Spoil Heaps is a 32.1-hectare (79-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Micheldever in Hampshire.^[1][2]

This site is composed of spoil heaps from nineteenth-century railway construction, and it is described by Natural England as "of quite exceptional botanical importance". Most species have colonised the site from nearby, but some from a distance, and the plant assemblage is in a state of flux, with many rareties. There are large populations of fly orchids.^[3]

The site is open to the public.^[4]

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Micheldever Spoil Heaps". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. "Map of Micheldever Spoil Heaps". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
3. "Micheldever Spoil Heaps citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
4. "July 2011 Newsletter" (PDF). RSPB Basingstoke Local Group. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

51.196°N 1.257°W / 51.196; -1.257