Bransbury Common
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 411 415[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 158.6 hectares (392 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Bransbury Common is a 158.6-hectare (392-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Andover in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3]
This site has two different habitats. The soil of the common is peat over gravel, and the dominant plants are purple moor-grass and greater tussock-sedge. There is also a former water meadow, which has flowering plants including lady's smock, marsh marigold and early marsh-orchid.[4]
