Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths is an 85.8 ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire. Part of the SSSI is Wildmoor Heath nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. and the SSSI is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.

Geography

Wildmoor Heath is situated on a slope and features wet and dry lowland heath and valley bog, plus pine and broadleaved woodland.

History

In 1975 the site was designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI). Wildmoor Heath nature reserve was formed in 1998 by combining land at Edgbarrow Woods, Owlsmoor Bog, and Wildmoor Bottom.

Fauna

The site has the following animals:

Mammals

Reptiles and amphibians

Birds

Invertebrates

• Hairy dragonfly • Common hawker • Golden-ringed dragonfly • Libellula depressa • Keeled skimmer • Beautiful demoiselle • Banded demoiselle • Lestes sponsa • Erythromma najas • Large red damselfly • Blue-tailed damselfly • Enallagma cyathigerum • Azure damselfly • Southern hawker • Brown hawker • Migrant hawker • Emperor dragonfly • Downy emerald • Brilliant emerald • Black-tailed skimmer • Four-spotted chaser • Sympetrum danae • Ruddy darter • Common darter • Silver-studded blue • Stag beetle • Raft spider • bog bush cricket • Saturniinae • Argiope bruennichi

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Trees

Plants