Briggins Moor

Briggins Moor
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within Somerset
Area of Search Somerset
Grid reference SS893250
Coordinates 51°00′49″N 3°34′46″W / 51.01369°N 3.57944°W / 51.01369; -3.57944Coordinates: 51°00′49″N 3°34′46″W / 51.01369°N 3.57944°W / 51.01369; -3.57944
Interest Biological
Area 37.8 hectares (0.378 km2; 0.146 sq mi)
Notification 1994 (1994)
Natural England website

Briggins Moor is a 15.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1994. The site is south of Dulverton and close to the border with Devon.

This site is an example of unimproved mire of a type which is restricted to south-west England and Wales and which has been significantly reduced in extent in the recent past. Purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) and meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum) are abundant. There is a large colony of the marsh fritillary butterfly (Eurodryas aurinia).[1]

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.