Patmore Heath

Coordinates: 51°54′40″N 0°05′45″E / 51.9110°N 0.09597°E / 51.9110; 0.09597
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Patmore Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Patmore Heath
LocationHertfordshire
Grid referenceTL 442 257
InterestBiological
Area7.6 hectares
Notification1985
Location mapMagic Map

Patmore Heath is a 7.6 hectares (19 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Hertfordshire, England, 2 kilometres north-east of Albury. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Patmore Heath is home to a large amount of dry grass, as well as marshy areas. Much turf throughout the site is dominated by Deschampsia, as well as occurrences of Anthoxanthum odoratum.[1][2]

The site is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is accessed by a path from Albury Road and is open at all times.[3]

Patmore Heath is also the name of a nearby hamlet.[4]

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  1. ^ "Citation sheet: Patmore Heath" (PDF). Natural England. 1972. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Map of Patmore Heath". MAGiC. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Patmore Heath". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Patmore Heath". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

51°54′40″N 0°05′45″E / 51.9110°N 0.09597°E / 51.9110; 0.09597