Bransbury Common

Bransbury Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 411 415
Interest	Biological
Area	158.6 hectares (392 acres)
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

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.

51°10′16″N 1°24′50″W / 51.171°N 1.414°W / 51.171; -1.414

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