Stodmarsh

Site details

UK map showing location of Stodmarsh Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Stodmarsh SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Kent
Centroid* TR211612
Latitude 51 18 23 N
Longitude 01 10 21 E
SAC EU code UK0030283
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 564.64
* 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

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (38%)
Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (50%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (6%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (1%)
Other land (including towns, villages, roads, waste places, mines, industrial sites) (5%)


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

Not applicable

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

1016 Desmoulin`s whorl snail  Vertigo moulinsiana
A sizeable population of Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana lives beside ditches within pasture on the floodplain of the River Stour, where reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, large sedges Carex spp. and sometimes common reed Phragmites australis dominate the vegetation. Stodmarsh is a south-eastern outlier of the main swathe of sites and is important in confirming the role of underlying base-rich rock (chalk) as a factor determining this species’ distribution.

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

Not applicable.


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