Wellington College Bog facts for kids
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| Area of Search | Berkshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.2 hectares (15 acres) |
| Notification | 1986 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Wellington College Bog is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Wellington College on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire.
The site features a valley bog, which is one of the richest in the county, in terms of bryophytes and flowering plants, containing several species which are uncommon or rare in southern Britain.
Contents
Fauna
The nature reserve has the following fauna:
Invertebrates
- Bog bush cricket
- Keeled skimmer
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
Trees
- Betula pubescens
- Salix cinerea
- alder buckthorn
- oak
- silver birch
- rowan
- Scots pine
Plants
- Sphagnum papillosum
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Sphagnum magellanicum
- Sphagnum cuspidatum
- Cephalozia connivens
- Kurzia pauciflora
- Drosera rotundifolia
- Narthecium ossifragum
- Eriophorum angustifolium
- Erica tetralix
- Molinia caerulea
- Juncus acutiflorus
- Trichophorum cespitosum
- Sphagnum compactum
- Sphagnum tenellum
- Sphagnum molle
- Eleocharis multicaulis
- Carex echinata
- Rhynchospora alba
- Juncus squarrosus
- Anagallis tenella
- Pedicularis sylvatica
- Carex binervis
- Juncus kochii
- Cirsium dissectum
- Succisa pratensis
- Sphagnum recurvum
- Potamogeton polygonifolius
- Calluna vulgaris
- Erica cinerea
- Ulex europaeus
- Genista anglica
- Senecio sylvaticus
- Potentilla erecta
- Deschampsia flexuosa
- Danthonia decumbens
- Juncus tenuis
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