Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

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Pamber Forest and Silchester Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Pamber Forest. - on the way to Gravelpit Copse - geograph.org.uk - 63154.jpg
Pamber Forest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 616 612[1]
InterestBiological
Area341.7 hectares (844 acres)[1]
Notification1994[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common is a 341.7-hectare (844-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Tadley in Hampshire.[1][2] Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust[3] and Pamber Forest is a Local Nature Reserve.[4]

Pamber Forest has hazel coppice dominated by oak standards. At the southern end are plants associated with ancient woodland, such as orpine, wood horsetail, lily of the valley, wild daffodil and the rare . The woodland has over forty nationally rare or uncommon species.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Pamber Forest and Silchester Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Pamber Forest and Silchester Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Pamber Forest". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Pamber Forest and Silchester Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

Coordinates: 51°20′49″N 1°07′01″W / 51.347°N 1.117°W / 51.347; -1.117

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