- Dunster Park and Heathlands
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Dunster Park and Heathlands Site of Special Scientific Interest 
Shown within SomersetArea of Search Somerset Grid reference SS955441 Coordinates 51°11′12″N 3°29′48″W / 51.18654°N 3.49663°WCoordinates: 51°11′12″N 3°29′48″W / 51.18654°N 3.49663°W Interest Biological Area 466.6 hectares (4.666 km2; 1.802 sq mi) Notification 2000 Natural England website Dunster Park and Heathlands (grid reference SS955441) is a 466.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 2000.
This site is located in the north-east of the Exmoor National Park within a few miles of the Bristol Channel near the village of Dunster, and is notified for nationally important lowland dry heath, dry lowland acid grassland, wood-pasture with veteran trees and ancient semi-natural oak woodland habitats. The fauna of the lowland heath includes a nationally rare butterfly the Heath fritillary (Mellicta athalia). The assemblage of beetles associated with the veteran trees is of national significance.[1]
References
- ^ "Dunster Park and Heathlands". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000415.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
Categories:- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- Geography of Somerset
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 2000
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