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'''Parley Common''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) on the edge of [[Ferndown]] in Dorset, England.<ref name=sssi>{{cite web|title=Parley Common (SSSI citation)|url={{sssi link|1001454}}|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> The majority land owner is the Canford Estate, but amongst the other owners are the [[Diocese of Salisbury]], [[Dorset County Council]], [[East Dorset District Council]] and a few private individuals.<ref name=dcc>{{cite web|title=Parley Common|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/386493|publisher=[[Dorset County Council]]|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> Most of the site is managed by the [[Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust]] (ARC); East Dorset Countryside Management Service manage the area owned by East Dorset District Council and Dorset Countryside manage the area owned by Dorset County Council.<ref name=dcc /> The site was [[Site of Special Scientific Interest#Notification|notified]] as an SSSI in 1984.<ref name=sssi /> |
'''Parley Common''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) on the edge of [[Ferndown]] in Dorset, England.<ref name=sssi>{{cite web|title=Parley Common (SSSI citation)|url={{sssi link|1001454}}|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> The majority land owner is the Canford Estate, but amongst the other owners are the [[Diocese of Salisbury]], [[Dorset County Council]], [[East Dorset District Council]] and a few private individuals.<ref name=dcc>{{cite web|title=Parley Common|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/386493|publisher=[[Dorset County Council]]|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> Most of the site is managed by the [[Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust]] (ARC); East Dorset Countryside Management Service manage the area owned by East Dorset District Council and Dorset Countryside manage the area owned by Dorset County Council.<ref name=dcc /> The site was [[Site of Special Scientific Interest#Notification|notified]] as an SSSI in 1984.<ref name=sssi /> |
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The area of the site is 168.1 [[hectacre]]s (415.3 [[acre]]s), and comprises a significant amount of [[heath]]; the northern and western parts are primarily of the dry heath ''[[Calluna|Calluna vulgaris]]'' and ''[[Erica cinerea]]'', while the low-lying parts of the south-east are mostly the damp or humid heath ''[[Erica tetralix]]'' and ''[[Molinia caerulea]]''.<ref name=sssi /> Rare heathland species include the [[Sand Lizard]] ''(Lacerta agilis''), [[Smooth Snake]] (''Coronella austriaca''), [[Heath Grasshopper]] (''Chorthippus vagansand'') and the [[Dartford Warbler]] (''Sylvia undata'').<ref name=sssi /> Parley Common has an abundance of spider fauna—at least 147 species—which includes the very rare ''[[Ero aphana]]'', ''[[Xysticus|Xysticus robustus]]'' |
The area of the site is 168.1 [[hectacre]]s (415.3 [[acre]]s), and comprises a significant amount of [[heath]]; the northern and western parts are primarily of the dry heath ''[[Calluna|Calluna vulgaris]]'' and ''[[Erica cinerea]]'', while the low-lying parts of the south-east are mostly the damp or humid heath ''[[Erica tetralix]]'' and ''[[Molinia caerulea]]''.<ref name=sssi /> Rare heathland species include the [[Sand Lizard]] ''(Lacerta agilis''), [[Smooth Snake]] (''Coronella austriaca''), [[Heath Grasshopper]] (''Chorthippus vagansand'') and the [[Dartford Warbler]] (''Sylvia undata'').<ref name=sssi /> Parley Common has an abundance of spider fauna—at least 147 species—which includes the very rare ''[[Ero aphana]]'', ''[[Xysticus|Xysticus robustus]]''—otherwise found in only a few places in the [[New Forest]]—and ''[[Gnaphosa lugubris]]''.<ref name=sssi /> The site holds claim to a number of firsts: the Smooth Snake was first recorded in Britain in Parley Common in 1853; the [[Mazarine Blue]] (''Cyaniris semiargus'')—now extinct in Britain—was first discovered here in the late nineteenth century; the moth ''Pachythelia villosella'' and the Ringed Carpet moth (''Cleora cinctaria'') were also first discovered here.<ref name=dcc /> |
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The site is one of many areas in the South East Dorset in which grazing by cattle has been reintroduced, as part of efforts to control the growth of [[wiktionary:scrub|scrub]].<ref name=dwt>{{cite web|title=Conservation Grazing on SE Dorset's Urban Nature Reserves|url=http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/article811.html|publisher=[[Dorset Wildlife Trust]]|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> [[Arson]] and illegal vehicle use have caused damage to the site,<ref name=pcgm>{{cite web|title=Parley Common Guide Map|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=151146&filetype=pdf|publisher=Dorset County Council|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> although community involvement has been thought to have lessened the number of incidents.<ref name=dlife>{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Stephen|title=From Trickett’s Cross to Heatherlands|url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/10/from-trickett%E2%80%99s-cross-to-heatherlands/|publisher=Dorset Life|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> |
The site is one of many areas in the South East Dorset in which grazing by cattle has been reintroduced, as part of efforts to control the growth of [[wiktionary:scrub|scrub]].<ref name=dcc /><ref name=dwt>{{cite web|title=Conservation Grazing on SE Dorset's Urban Nature Reserves|url=http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/article811.html|publisher=[[Dorset Wildlife Trust]]|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> [[Arson]] and illegal vehicle use have caused damage to the site,<ref name=pcgm>{{cite web|title=Parley Common Guide Map|url=http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=151146&filetype=pdf|publisher=Dorset County Council|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> although community involvement has been thought to have lessened the number of incidents.<ref name=dlife>{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Stephen|title=From Trickett’s Cross to Heatherlands|url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/10/from-trickett%E2%80%99s-cross-to-heatherlands/|publisher=Dorset Life|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:55, 25 March 2013
Parley Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the edge of Ferndown in Dorset, England.[1] The majority land owner is the Canford Estate, but amongst the other owners are the Diocese of Salisbury, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council and a few private individuals.[2] Most of the site is managed by the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC); East Dorset Countryside Management Service manage the area owned by East Dorset District Council and Dorset Countryside manage the area owned by Dorset County Council.[2] The site was notified as an SSSI in 1984.[1]
The area of the site is 168.1 hectacres (415.3 acres), and comprises a significant amount of heath; the northern and western parts are primarily of the dry heath Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea, while the low-lying parts of the south-east are mostly the damp or humid heath Erica tetralix and Molinia caerulea.[1] Rare heathland species include the Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis), Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca), Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagansand) and the Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata).[1] Parley Common has an abundance of spider fauna—at least 147 species—which includes the very rare Ero aphana, Xysticus robustus—otherwise found in only a few places in the New Forest—and Gnaphosa lugubris.[1] The site holds claim to a number of firsts: the Smooth Snake was first recorded in Britain in Parley Common in 1853; the Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)—now extinct in Britain—was first discovered here in the late nineteenth century; the moth Pachythelia villosella and the Ringed Carpet moth (Cleora cinctaria) were also first discovered here.[2]
The site is one of many areas in the South East Dorset in which grazing by cattle has been reintroduced, as part of efforts to control the growth of scrub.[2][3] Arson and illegal vehicle use have caused damage to the site,[4] although community involvement has been thought to have lessened the number of incidents.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Parley Common (SSSI citation)" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Parley Common". Dorset County Council. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Conservation Grazing on SE Dorset's Urban Nature Reserves". Dorset Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Parley Common Guide Map". Dorset County Council. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Riley, Stephen. "From Trickett's Cross to Heatherlands". Dorset Life. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links
- Dorset Heathlands list published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).
- Dorset Nature Reserves of the ARC.
- Nature on the Map by Natural England.
- Template:PDFlink by Poole Borough Council.