The Moors, Bishop's Waltham is a biological

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review and an area of is a Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Hampshire County Council. These unimproved wet meadows and alder carr drain into Mill Pond at the centre of the site. The meadows have a rich and diverse flora, dominated by

greater pond sedge ''Carex riparia'', the greater pond sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe and Asia. It grows in a variety of wet habitats, and can be a dominant species in some swamps. It is Britain's largest ''Carex'', growing up to tall, with glau ...

in wetter areas, while there are plants such as purple moor-grass and meadow foxtail in drier parts.

References

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