Wellington College Bog
51°21′25″N 0°48′25″W / 51.357°N 0.807°W / 51.357; -0.807
Wellington College Bog is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Wellington College on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire.[1][2]
The site features a valley bog,[3] which is one of the richest in the county, in terms of bryophytes and flowering plants, containing several species which are uncommon or rare in southern Britain.[3]
Fauna
The nature reserve has the following fauna:[3]
Invertebrates
- Bog bush cricket
- Keeled skimmer
Flora
The site has the following Flora:[3]
Trees
- Betula pubescens
- Salix cinerea
- alder buckthorn
- oak
- silver birch
- rowan
- Scots pine
Plants
- Sphagnum papillosum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Sphagnum magellanicum
- Sphagnum cuspidatum
- Cephalozia connivens
- Kurzia pauciflora
- Drosera rotundifolia
- Narthecium ossifragum
- Eriophorum angustifolium
- Erica tetralix
- Molinia caerulea
- Juncus acutiflorus
- Trichophorum cespitosum
- Sphagnum compactum
- Sphagnum tenellum
- Sphagnum molle
- Eleocharis multicaulis
- Carex echinata
- Rhynchospora alba
- Juncus squarrosus
- Anagallis tenella
- Pedicularis sylvatica
- Carex binervis
- Juncus kochii
- Cirsium dissectum
- Succisa pratensis
- Sphagnum recurvum
- Potamogeton polygonifolius
- Calluna vulgaris
- Erica cinerea
- Ulex europaeus
- Genista anglica
- Senecio sylvaticus
- Potentilla erecta
- Deschampsia flexuosa
- Danthonia decumbens
- Juncus tenuis
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wellington College Bog.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Wellington College Bog". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Wellington College Bog". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "SITE NAME: WELLINGTON COUNTRY BOG" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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