SPA description
(information as published 2001)
Walmore Common
Walmore Common is located in Gloucestershire, in the west of
England, about 10 km south-west of Gloucester. It is an area of
damp grassland and ditches composed of clayey soils overlying the
only significant area of peatland in Gloucestershire. The area is
subject to regular winter flooding and this creates suitable
conditions for regular wintering by an important number of Bewick's
Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii.
Qualifying species
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This site qualifies under Article 4.1 of the
Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European
importance of the following species listed on Annex I of the
Directive:
Over winter;
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii, 104
individuals representing at least 1.5% of the wintering population
in Great Britain (5 year peak mean 1991/2 - 1995/6)
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