Bourley and Long Valley

Bourley and Long ValleySite of Special Scientific Interest

Location| Hampshire
Grid reference| SU 834 513[1]
Interest| Biological
Area| 823.5 hectares (2,035 acres)[1]
Notification| 1993[1]
Location map| Magic Map

Bourley and Long Valley is a 823.5-hectare (2,035-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Fleet and Aldershot in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area for the conservation of wild birds.[3]

This site has varied habitats, with heath, woodland, scrub, mire and grassland. The heathland is important for three vulnerable birds, woodlarks, nightjars and Dartford warblers. There is a rich invertebrate fauna, including the nationally scarce Eumenes coarctatus potter wasp, silver-studded blue butterfly and downy emerald dragonfly.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bourley and Long Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
2. ^ "Map of Bourley and Long Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Thames Basin Heaths". Special Protection Areas. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. ^ "Bourley and Long Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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