Hook Common and Bartley Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Hook Common
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 723 533[1]
InterestBiological
Area129.4 hectares (320 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Hook Common and Bartley Heath is a 129.4-hectare (320-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Hook in Hampshire, England.[1][2] It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[3]

This site is of particular interest because of its extensive areas of wet heath, which rarely survives in the Thames Basin. There are also areas of dry heath and oak and birch woodland. There is a rich invertebrate assemblage, including the Red Data Book moths Stenoptila graphodactyla and Idaea dilutaria, and the hoverfly Microdon mutabilis.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Hook Common and Bartley Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Hook Common and Bartley Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Hook Common and Bartley Heath". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Hook Common and Bartley Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

51°16′26″N 0°57′54″W / 51.274°N 0.965°W / 51.274; -0.965

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