Southey and Gotleigh Moors facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Somerset and Devon |
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| Coordinates | 50°53′34″N 3°09′01″W / 50.89281°N 3.15020°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 81.3 hectares (0.813 km2; 0.314 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1998 |
Southey and Gotleigh Moors is an 81.3 hectare (200.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, notified in 1988.
Southey and Gotleigh Moors is a mosaic of valley mire, acid-marsh grassland and alder-birch carr. The diversity of the site is enhanced by the presence of the Bolham River and small areas of standing water which increase the amphibian and invertebrate interest. The nationally scarce leaf beetle (Phyllobrotica quadrimaculata) has been found here.
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