Dorset Heathlands

Dorset Heathlands

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
964
Area:
6,730.0 ha
Designation date:
01-10-1998
Coordinates:
50°42'41"N 02°03'07"W

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Dorset Heathlands. 01/10/98; England. 6,730 ha; 50°39'N 002°09'W. National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. This inland wetland contains numerous examples of wet heath (Erica ciliaris, E. tetralix) and acid valley mire, habitats that are restricted to the Atlantic fringe of Europe. These heath wetlands are amongst the best of their type in lowland Britain. The site supports a large assemblage of nationally rare and scarce wetland plant species and invertebrates (28 species). The area is used for nature conservation, tourism, recreation, rough or shifting grazing, mining, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 964. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • nnr
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)