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Hulam Fen

Coordinates: 54°43′49″N 1°19′9″W / 54.73028°N 1.31917°W / 54.73028; -1.31917
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Hulam Fen
Map showing the location of Hulam Fen
Map showing the location of Hulam Fen
Location of Hulam Fen SSSI, Co Durham
LocationEasington, North East, England
Coordinates54°43′49″N 1°19′9″W / 54.73028°N 1.31917°W / 54.73028; -1.31917
Area0.2 ha (0.49 acres)
Established1986
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteMap of site

Hulam Fen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of east County Durham, England, just south of the village of Hesleden, about 8 km north-west of Hartlepool.

Though small, the site supports a range of wetland and grassland communities in an area that is otherwise given over to arable agriculture. At the heart of the site is a hydrostatic spring that is fed by an aquifer in the underlying Magnesian Limestone and around which have developed soligenous mire, tall fen and marshy grassland.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Hulam Fen" (PDF). English Nature. 1986. Retrieved 22 July 2010.