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Dropshort Marsh

Coordinates: 51°56′16″N 0°32′12″W / 51.9378°N 0.5366°W / 51.9378; -0.5366
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Dropshort Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationBedfordshire
Grid referenceTL005277
InterestBiological
Area2.7 hectares
Notification1985
Location mapMagic Map

Dropshort Marsh is a 2.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Toddington in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in 1985, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.[1][2] The site is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

This marsh has a variety of habitats, including a scarce quaking bog. Many species are now uncommon due to changes in agricultural practices. it has several springs, with floating sweet-grass and brooklime and areas dominated by rushes. Species in drier areas include field woodrush, and there are alos mature hedges and pollarded willows.[1]

There is access from Dunstable Road, opposite Dropshort Farm.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dropshort Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Dropshort Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Dropshort Marsh". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

51°56′16″N 0°32′12″W / 51.9378°N 0.5366°W / 51.9378; -0.5366