Soham Wet Horse Fen

Soham Wet Horse Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 611 726 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 33.8 hectares[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Soham Wet Horse Fen is a 33.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Soham in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] A 3.6 hectare field in the north-west corner is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Soham Meadow.[3]

This site is neutral grassland with diverse fauna and flora, including uncommon ones. Wetter areas have herbs such as green-winged orchids and adder’s tongue fern, and there are cowslips and stemless thistles in drier parts. snipe breed in wet pastures.[4]

There is access to Soham Meadow by a footpath from Soham.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Soham Wet Horse Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Soham Wet Horse Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Soham Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Soham Wet Horse Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

Coordinates: 52°19′41″N 0°21′47″E / 52.328°N 0.363°E / 52.328; 0.363

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