A small but very unusual dome of peat with associated mire vegetation
This small area of wetland has developed where water appears in the form of a spring. The permanently wet conditions have allowed the development of peat, slowly growing over many years into a domed structure. This unusual habitat is technically called 'rheotrophic hangmire' and is only one of four in Hertfordshire and Middlesex. The top of the peat dome supports unusual spring-line fen and mire vegetation with prominent tussock sedge and marsh marigold.
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Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Grassland
- Species
- Marsh-marigold, Meadowsweet, Comma, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Large White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell
Nearby nature reserves
- Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood
- 4 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
- Tewinbury
- 5 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
- Waterford Heath
- 6 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust