Shortheath Common

Shortheath Common is a 59.5-hectare (147-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Bordon in Hampshire.^[1][2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve^[3][4] and a Special Area of Conservation.^[5]

Shortheath Common

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 775 367[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	59.5 hectares (147 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The common has areas of bracken, woodland, heath and a pond, but its main ecological interest is a large valley mire. Much of it is covered by Sphagnum mosses, but there are also many vascular plants, such as velvet bent and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew. The invertebrates are also of particular interest, including 23 breeding species of dragonfly.^[6]