Moorend Common

Moorend Common is a 28-hectare (69-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the hamlet Moor End, west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.[1][2] It is in the Chilterns Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it is owned and managed by Lane End Parish Council.[3]

Moorend Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationBuckinghamshire
Grid referenceSU802905
InterestBiological
Area28.0 hectares
Notification1985
Location mapMagic Map

The site is on London Clay, which is unusual for the Chilterns, and the soil is acid and sometimes waterlogged. Habitats are grassland, heath, woodland, marsh and scrub. A stream ends in a swallow-hole called Gubbins Hole. There are three types of woodland, beech, oak and birch, and a small area planted with larch and pine, with ground flora of bracken and bramble. Marshy areas have heath spotted orchid and bog mosses.[1]

There is access from Church Road, which passes through the site.[2]

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References
  1. "Moorend Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Map of Moorend Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "Moorend Common". Chilterns Conservation Board. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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