Wildmoor Heath
Wildmoor Heath is a 91-hectare (220-acre) nature reserve north of Crowthorne in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1] The reserve is part of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Wildmoor Heath itself is part of Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths[2] and a separate area called Broadmoor Bottom is part of Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths.[3]
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Crowthorne, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU838630 |
| Area | 91 hectares (220 acres) |
| Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
This sloping site has wet and dry heath and woodland. There are also areas of bog which are grazed by Dexter cattle to keep down the growth of coarse purple moor-grass; twenty species of damselfly and dragonfly have been recorded in the bogs and plants include bog asphodel, butterwort, round-leaved sundew and white beaked-sedge.[1]
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References
- "Wildmoor Heath". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Designated Sites View: Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "Designated Sites View: Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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