Holme Moor & Clean Moor () is a 10.8
hectare (26.7 acre)
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of
Wiveliscombe in
Somerset,
notified in 1987.
Holme Moor and Clean Moor support a range of habitats associated with high water tables. Swamp and calcareous flush plant communities with a very restricted distribution in Somerset are present. Further diversity is provided by areas of marshy
grassland and broadleaved semi-natural woodland. An unusual feature of the ground flora is the abundance of
Marsh-marigold
''Caltha palustris'', known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a small to medium size perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It flower ...
(''Caltha palustris'').
References
External links
Holme Moor and Clean Moor Special area of Conservation
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1987