Greywell Fen
UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Greywell Fen is a 38-hectare (94-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Greywell in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and an area of 13 hectares (32 acres) is a nature reserve called Greywell Moors, which is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 719 508[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 38.0 hectares (94 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This 2-kilometre (1.2-mile) long site is calcareous fen. There is a large area of wet grassland, which is grazed by cattle, and a small area of carr woodland. Meadow flora include cowslip, dyer's greenweed and pepper-saxifrage.[5]