South Exmoor

South Exmoor

Infobox SSSI


name=South Exmoor
aos=Somerset & Devon
interest=Biological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|SS880340
area=3132.7 hectare (7742.3 acre)
notifydate=1992

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South Exmoor (gbmapping|SS880340) is a 3132.7 hectare (7742.3 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon and Somerset, England, notified in 1992.This site, which lies within the Exmoor National Park, contains extensive areas of heathland including lowland communities which are only found in South West England and South Wales. The River Barle and its tributaries flow through parts of the site and submerged plants such as Alternate Watermilfoil ("Myriophyllum alterniflorum") are abundant. There are small areas of semi-natural woodland within the site, including some which are ancient. The most abundant tree species is Sessile Oak ("Quercus petraea"), the shrub layer is very sparse and the ground flora includes Bracken, Bilberry and a variety of mosses. The heaths have strong breeding populations of Whinchat ("Saxicola rubetra") and Stonechat ("Saxicola torquata"). Wheatear ("Oenanthe oenanthe") are common near stone boundary walls and other stony places. Grasshopper Warbler ("Locustella naevia") breed in scrub and tall heath. Trees on the moorland edges provide nesting sites for Redpoll ("Acanthis flammea"), buzzard ("Buteo buteo") and Raven ("Corvus corax"). [cite web | title=South Exmoor | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002269.pdf | accessdate=2006-08-20]

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