Holme Moor & Clean Moor

Holme Moor & Clean Moor
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within Somerset
Area of Search Somerset
Grid reference ST095260
Coordinates 51°01′34″N 3°17′23″W / 51.0261°N 3.2898°W / 51.0261; -3.2898Coordinates: 51°01′34″N 3°17′23″W / 51.0261°N 3.2898°W / 51.0261; -3.2898
Interest Biological
Area 10.8 hectares (0.108 km2; 0.042 sq mi)
Notification 1987 (1987)
Natural England website

Holme Moor & Clean Moor (grid reference ST095260) is a 10.8 hectare (26.7 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wiveliscombe in Somerset, notified in 1987.

Holme Moor and Clean Moor support a range of habitats associated with high water tables. Swamp and calcareous flush plant communities with a very restricted distribution in Somerset are present. Further diversity is provided by areas of marshy grassland and broadleaved semi-natural woodland. An unusual feature of the ground flora is the abundance of Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris).[1]

References

  1. "Holme Moor & Clean Moor" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2006-08-14.

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