Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. It forms part of the Heswall Dales Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
| Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Cleaver Heath NR within Merseyside | |
| Type | Nature reserve and SSSI |
| Location | Wirral |
| OS grid | SJ256826 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′54″N 3°07′03″W / 53.3318°N 3.1175°W |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres)[1] |
| Elevation | 90 metres (300 ft)[2] |
| Operated by | Cheshire Wildlife Trust |
| Open | any reasonable time |
Heswall Dales is regarded as the second best example (after Thurstaston Common) of lowland heath in Merseyside, hosting localised species including Western Gorse Ulex gallii, Many-stalked Spike Rush Eleocharis multicaulis and Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis.[3] Common lizards are also present. The reserve overlooks the estuary of the River Dee.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cleaver Heath". Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Wirral and Chester (Map). 1:25000. Explorer Series. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319461912. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Heswall Dales: SSSI citation" (PDF). Natural England. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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