Moorend Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Buckinghamshire |
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Grid reference | SU802905 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 28.0 hectares |
Notification | 1985 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Moorend Common is a 28-hectare (69-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the hamlet Moor End, west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.[1][2] It is in the Chilterns Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it is owned and managed by Lane End Parish Council.[3]
The site is on London Clay, which is unusual for the Chilterns, and the soil is acid and sometimes waterlogged. Habitats are grassland, heath, woodland, marsh and scrub. A stream ends in a swallow-hole called Gubbins Hole. There are three types of woodland, beech, oak and birch, and a small area planted with larch and pine, with ground flora of bracken and bramble. Marshy areas have heath spotted orchid and bog mosses.[1]
There is access from Church Road, which passes through the site.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Moorend Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Map of Moorend Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Moorend Common". Chilterns Conservation Board. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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