Greywell Fen

Greywell Fen is a 38-hectare (94-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Greywell in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and an area of 13 hectares (32 acres) is a nature reserve called Greywell Moors, which is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[4]

Greywell Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 719 508[1]
InterestBiological
Area38.0 hectares (94 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This 2-kilometre (1.2-mile) long site is calcareous fen. There is a large area of wet grassland, which is grazed by cattle, and a small area of carr woodland. Meadow flora include cowslip, dyer's greenweed and pepper-saxifrage.[5]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Greywell Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. "Greywell Moors". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Greywell Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

51.252°N 0.971°W / 51.252; -0.971

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