Patmore Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Hertfordshire |
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Grid reference | TL 442 257 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 7.6 hectares |
Notification | 1985 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Patmore Heath is a 7.6 hectare (18.8 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Hertfordshire, 2 kilometres north-east of Albury, Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Patmore Heath is home to a large amount of dry grass, as well as marshy-areas. Lots of the turf throughout the SSSI is dominated by Deschampsia, as well as occurrences of Anthoxanthum odoratum.[1][2]
The site is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is accessed by a path from Albury Road and is open at all times.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Patmore Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Map of Patmore Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Patmore Heath". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
Coordinates: 51°54′40″N 0°05′45″E / 51.9110°N 0.09597°E
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