Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, near the village of Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset, England. There is heathland and wetland in the reserve.
| Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath | |
|---|---|
 A scrape for birds in the reserve | |
  Location in Dorset | |
| Location | near Winfrith Newburgh |
| OS grid | SY 804 863 |
| Coordinates | 50°40′33″N 2°16′44″W / 50.67583°N 2.27889°W |
| Area | 181 hectares (450 acres) |
| Operated by | Dorset Wildlife Trust |
| Website | www |
Winfrith Heath is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1] The wetland is designated a Ramsar site, and the reserve has been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.[2]
Description
editThe total area of the reserve is 181 hectares (450 acres). The chalk stream Tadnoll Brook, a tributary of the River Frome, runs through the site.[2]
The heathland has common heather, bell heather and gorse. Species of birds include nightjar and Dartford warbler, and the silver-studded blue butterfly may be seen.[2]
In the boggy areas of heathland there is sphagnum moss, bog asphodel and sundew.[2] The wetland habitat supports important species of plant and insects including marsh clubmoss and the small red damselfly. In new ponds, colonies of pillwort, a rare aquatic fern, have formed in less than a decade.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Winfrith Heath SSSI" Natural England. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Tadnoll & Winfrith Heath" Dorset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Tadnoll Flagship Site" Freshwater Habitats Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2021.