Allerthorpe Common

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Coordinates: 53°55′07″N 0°50′31″W / 53.918504°N 0.842049°W / 53.918504; -0.842049
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Allerthorpe Common
Notification
1951 (1951)
Natural England website

Allerthorpe Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1] It is located close to the town of Pocklington.

History

Allerthorpe was mentioned in the

Scots pine, Austrian pine and Lodgepole pine. In 1965, a 12.6 hectares (31 acres) area was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and was set aside as a nature reserve as being one of the last tracts of semi-natural grassland in the Vale of York.[2]

The common

The site lies on river and lake sands, which were deposited during the last glacial period 12-10,000 years ago. The soils are acidic and a variety of habitats, including wet and dry heath, mire, grassland and woodland have formed.[3] The drier areas are dominated by heather interspersed with cross-leaved heath and purple moor grass. In the wetter areas purple moor grass forms dense tussocks. Common cottongrass and marsh cinquefoil occur in the wet mire conditions, and the nationally rare marsh gentian grows here. Birds that breed here include the nightjar, tree pipit and whinchat.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Allerthorpe Common" (PDF). Allerthorpe Common Citation. Natural England. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of Allerthorpe Common" (PDF). Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Habitat". Allerthorpe Common. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

External links

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