Wareham Common - West

A walk around the Wareham Common SSSI to the west of the railway

Site Name Wareham Common - West
Protection
  • Open Access
  • Site of Scientific Interest
Interest
5
County Dorset
More Information
SSSI https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005800…
Site Projects Wareham District
Wareham Common - West
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Wareham Common - West

Wareham Common - West
50.69093, -2.12319
Open Access, Site of Scientific Interest
5
This table indicates how many species of each of five interest levels there are on this site. 100% are highly interesting species whereas 20% are common species that are of no specific interest. Click/tap an intetest level to see the species for that interest level:
Species Interest Level No of Species
100% 2
80% 8
60% 64
40% 109
20% 209
Site Notables
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Golden Horsefly
5
Meadow Thistle
4
River Water-dropwort
4
Scarce Chaser
4
Tubular Water-dropwort
4
Water-plantain
4
Whorled Caraway
5
The number of species recorded per species group:
Title No of Species Recorded
Flowering Plants 178
Other Insects 80
Birds 40
Grasses Rushes and Sedges 39
Butterflies and Moths 29
Other Invertebrates 11
Non-flowering Plants 6
Fungi and Lichen 4
Mammals 3
Reptiles and Amphibians 2
This is the number of species recorded on this site grouped by the Phase 1 habitat classification they are often associated with. It gives an overview of the type of habitats that MAY occur on this site. Click/tap a classification to see greater detail of the composition of habitat types within this class:
Phase 1 Habitat Classification No of Species
B: Grassland 33
E: Bog and Fen 32
A: Woodland 26
H: Coastal 26
D: Heath 22
J: Brownfield 21
F: Water Margin 20
C: Upland Habitats 6
G: Fresh Water 4
I: Rock Exposure 1
Site Diary
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19-05-22

Bright and breezy again today so time to check out the Common:

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Wareham District view
30-04-22

The wind has gone round to the south west so it was warmer today:

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Wareham District view
27-03-22

Spring weather continues but a much chillier breeze today:

  • Another busy day so…
Wareham District view
14-08-20

Some respite from the heat today so a short walk on Wareham Common

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28-07-20

Sunny today but that chilly, brisk breeze will not go away:

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01-06-19

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12-05-19

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21-04-19

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24-06-18

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