Max Bog is a 10.6

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is a ...

biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset, notified in 1988. The site is owned by North Somerset Council and managed by the

Avon Wildlife Trust The Avon Wildlife Trust aims to protect and promote wildlife in the area of the former county of Avon — now Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, in England. It has its headquarters in Bristol and run ...

for the range of wetland plants that it supports. There is no access without a permit.

Ecology

Marsh Helleborine ''Epipactis palustris'', the marsh helleborine, is a species of orchid native to Europe and Asia. Description ''Epipactis palustris'' is a perennial herbaceous plant. This species has a stem growing to 60 cm high with as many as ten ere ...

occurs here and nowhere else in Avon.

Lesser Butterfly-orchid ''Platanthera bifolia'', commonly known as the lesser butterfly-orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus '' Platanthera'', having certain relations with the genus ''Orchis'', where it was previously included and also with the genus ''Habenar ...

and

Fragrant Orchid ''Gymnadenia conopsea'', commonly known as the fragrant orchid or chalk fragrant orchid, is a herbaceous plant of the family Orchidaceae native to northern Europe. Etymology The name of the genus ''Gymnadenia'' is formed from Greek words (', ...

also occur here, and at only one other Avon site each. It is also home to Yellow Rattle,

Meadow Sweet ''Filipendula ulmaria'', commonly known as meadowsweet or mead wort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows. It is native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia (Near east and Middle east). It has ...

and Meadow Thistle. The reserve is also important for its invertebrate interest and is home to many species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

grasshopper Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...

and

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

.English Nature citation sheet for the site
(accessed 17 July 2006) Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid is found in adjacent fields.Myles, Sarah (2000) ''Flora of the Bristol Region'' page 251 ''

Dactylorhiza ''Dactylorhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids. ''Dactylorhiza'' were previously classified under ''Orchis'', which has two round tubers. Descrip ...

'' orchids are well represented, including the hybrids ''D. × grandis'' and ''D. × hallii''.

References

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English Nature (SSSI information)
{{SSSIs Avon biological Bogs of England Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1988

Ecology

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