West Moor SSSI

Infobox SSSI


name=West Moor
aos=Somerset
interest=Biological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST420220
area=213.0 hectare (526.3 acre)
notifydate=1985

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West Moor (gbmapping|ST420220) is a 213.0 hectare (526.3 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the River Parrett in Somerset, notified in 1985.

West Moor lies south of Curry Rivel, Langport, and Drayton, and northwest of Kingsbury Episcopi and is part of the extensive grazing marsh grasslands and ditch systems of the Somerset Levels and moors. The site contains some of the most diverse aquatic plant communities in the country. Rhynes often have a rich aquatic flora Frogbit ("Hydrocharis morsus-ranae"). A rich invertebrate fauna, with many nationally and locally rare species is associated with the botanical diversity of the ditches. [cite web | title=West Moor | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002677.pdf | accessdate=2006-08-21]

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