Pow Hill Bog

Pow Hill Bog
Pow Hill Bog
	Pow Hill Country Park and Derwent Reservoir
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	MAGiC MaP
Nearest town	Consett
Coordinates	54°51′41″N 1°59′12″W / 54.86139°N 1.98667°W
Area	6.7 ha (17 acres)
Established	1986
Governing body	Natural England
Website	Pow Hill Bog SSSI

Pow Hill Bog is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of County Durham, England. It lies alongside Derwent Reservoir, approximately 2 km north-west of the village of Edmundbyers and adjacent to the Edmundbyers Common portion of the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI.

The site contains two types of

heathland and semi-improved grassland, as well as small plantations of larch and spruce

The wetter parts of the valley mire are characterised by an abundance of bog mosses,

Calluna vulgaris, hare's-tail cottongrass, Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath, Erica tetralix, and common sedge, Carex nigra

The soligenous mire is characterised by sharp-flowered rush, Juncus acutiflorus, and purple moor-grass, Molinia caerulea. Several local species are also present, including narrow-leaved buckler-fern, Dryopteris carthusiana, lesser skullcap, Scutellaria minor, and grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris.

The site is located within the Pow Hill Country Park, a recreational area managed by Durham County Council.

References

^ "Pow Hill Bog : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.