Avon Valley

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Avon Valley

  • Country: 
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Site number: 
    926
  • Area: 
    1,385 ha
  • Designation date: 
    02-02-1998
  • Coordinates: 
    50°49'N 01°47'W
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Overview

Avon Valley. 02/02/98; England; 1,385 ha; 50°47'N 001°48'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; SSSI. The site shows a greater range of habitats than any other chalk river in Britain, including fen, mire, lowland wet grassland, and small areas of woodland. The area classified as inland and human-made wetland. It supports a diverse assemblage of wetland flora and fauna including several nationally rare species. Over the winter it supports Anas strepera (667 individuals, representing 2.2% of the population). Human activities include recreation, fishing, permanent pastoral agriculture, and grazing. Ramsar site no. 926. Most recent RIS information: 1999.

Administrative region: 
England

  • National legal designation: 
    • esa
    • sssi
  • Regional (international) legal designations: 
    • EU Natura 2000
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-1999

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