Warnborough Green SSSI

Warnborough Green is a 4.4-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Warnborough in Hampshire.[1][2] It is owned and managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[3]

Warnborough Green
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 729 520[1]
InterestBiological
Area4.4 hectares (11 acres)[1]
Notification1992[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site consists of two species-rich wet meadows on either side of the River Whitewater. There are thirteen species of sedge, such as distant, flea and brown sedge. Invertebrates include two nationally rare flies, the soldier fly Stratiomys potamida and the hoverfly Xylota abiens.[4]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Warnborough Green". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Warnborough Green". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "Warnborough Greens". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "Warnborough Green citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

51.263°N 0.957°W / 51.263; -0.957

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