Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve
| Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Cleaver Heath NR within Merseyside | |
| Type | Nature reserve and SSSI |
| Location | Wirral |
| OS grid | SJ256826 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′54″N 3°07′03″W / 53.3318°N 3.1175°WCoordinates: 53°19′54″N 3°07′03″W / 53.3318°N 3.1175°W |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres)[1] |
| Elevation | 90 metres (300 ft)[2] |
| Operated by | Cheshire Wildlife Trust |
| Open | any reasonable time |
Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust. It forms part of the Heswall Dales Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Heswall Dales is regarded as the second best example (after Thurstaston Common) of lowland heath in Merseyside, hosting localised species including Western Gorse Ulex gallii, Many-stalked Spike Rush Eleocharis multicaulis and Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis.[3] Common lizards are also present. The reserve overlooks the estuary of the River Dee.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Cleaver Heath". Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Wirral and Chester (Map). 1:25000. Explorer Series. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319461912. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Heswall Dales: SSSI citation" (PDF). Natural England. 1986. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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