Micheldever_Spoil_Heaps

Micheldever Spoil Heaps

Micheldever Spoil Heaps

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Micheldever Spoil Heaps is a 32.1-hectare (79-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Micheldever in Hampshire.[1][2]

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This site is composed of spoil heaps from nineteenth-century railway construction, and it is described by Natural England as "of quite exceptional botanical importance". Most species have colonised the site from nearby, but some from a distance, and the plant assemblage is in a state of flux, with many rareties. There are large populations of fly orchids.[3]

The site is open to the public.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Designated Sites View: Micheldever Spoil Heaps". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Map of Micheldever Spoil Heaps". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Micheldever Spoil Heaps citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    "July 2011 Newsletter" (PDF). RSPB Basingstoke Local Group. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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