Rodborough Common

Site details

UK map showing location of Rodborough Common Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Rodborough Common SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Gloucestershire
Centroid* SO849036
Latitude 51 43 51 N
Longitude 02 13 06 W
SAC EU code UK0012826
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 104.26
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (10%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (70%)
Improved grassland (10%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (10%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)
Rodborough Common is the most extensive area of semi-natural dry grasslands surviving in the Cotswolds of central southern England, and represents CG5 Bromus erectus – Brachypodium pinnatum grassland, which is more or less confined to the Cotswolds. The site contains a wide range of structural types, ranging from short turf through to scrub margins, although short-turf vegetation is mainly confined to areas of shallower soils.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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