Blackwater Valley
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Blackwater Valley is a 33.9-hectare (84-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Sandhurst in Berkshire and Blackwater in Hampshire.[1][2]
The
alluvial meadows. The meadows have several species of flora associated with ancient grassland and they are a nationally rare and threatened habitat. An area of deciduous woodland has the rare sedge, Carex elongata.[3]
The Blackwater Valley Path runs through the site and part of it is the Shepherd Meadows nature reserve, which is open to the public.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Blackwater Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Map of Blackwater Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Blackwater Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Shepherd Meadows and Sandhurst Memorial Park". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.