Bransbury Common
Bransbury Common is a 158.6-hectare (392-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Andover in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
This site has two different habitats. The soil of the common is peat over gravel, and the dominant plants are purple moor-grass and greater tussock-sedge. There is also a former water meadow, which has flowering plants including lady's smock, marsh marigold and early marsh-orchid.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Bransbury Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Bransbury Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 128–29. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Bransbury Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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