Pamber Forest and Silchester Common (Redirected from Pamber Forest)

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Saxton pamberforest.jpg
Pamber Forest shown in Christopher Saxton's 1575 map of Hampshire
Pamber Forest and Silchester Common is located in Hampshire
Pamber Forest and Silchester Common
Location within Hampshire
Area of SearchHampshire
Grid referenceSU616607
Coordinates51°20′37″N 1°07′04″W / 51.343707°N 1.117856°W / 51.343707; -1.117856Coordinates: 51°20′37″N 1°07′04″W / 51.343707°N 1.117856°W / 51.343707; -1.117856
InterestBiological
Area840 acres (1.31 sq mi)
Notification1951 (1951)
Natural England website

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, UK.[1] Covering 478 acres (0.747 sq mi), the forest is known for its abundance of butterflies, of which 40 species have been identified – including the purple emperor, the white admiral, the silver-washed fritillary and the purple hairstreak.[2]

Pamber Forest (an oak wood) covers 458 acres (0.716 sq mi) of the SSSI, and is managed as a Local Nature Reserve. Silchester Common, along with Tadley Common (both heathland commons), was designated a Countryside Heritage Site in 1987. The site is subject to the European Union's 1979 Birds Directive.[3]

References

  1. ^ "SSSI information (Pamber Forest and Silchester Common)". Natural England. Her Majesty's Government. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Pamber Forest". Hampshire Conservation Volunteers. Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Pamber Forest and Silchester Common SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Her Majesty's Government. Retrieved 19 November 2009.

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