LARGEST - Local Nature Reserve in Stafford Borough - Staffordshire, UK - Superlatives on Waymarking.com

Barlaston and Rough Close Common is located on the northern edge of Stafford Borough. It is a Registered Common, which is owned and managed by Stafford Borough Council. The site was declared as a Local Nature Reserve in 2000.
'Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are for both people and wildlife. They are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. They offer people special opportunities to study or learn about nature or simply to enjoy it.
There are now over 1280 LNRs in England. They range from windswept coastal headlands, ancient woodlands and flower-rich meadows to former inner city railways, long abandoned landfill sites and industrial areas now re-colonised by wildlife. In total they cover almost 40,000 ha - an impressive natural resource which makes an important contribution to England's biodiversity.'
At present there are seven Local Nature Reserves in Stafford Borough of which Barlaston and Rough Close common is the largest.
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'The site comprises of two areas of lowland heathland, which are divided by a minor road that runs approximately north-south through the site. 
The vegetation is relatively diverse, with distinct variations between the separate parts of the site.
Dry heath and dry acid grassland with locally abundant heather, bilberry and bell heather dominate the eastern section of the site.  The western part comprises mainly acidic marshy grassland, containing purple moor-grass, wavy hair grass, soft rush and heath rush, with patches of wet heath where cross-leaved heath is present. 
Areas of woodland and scrub fringe the site. On the northern edge of the common is a pool with open water and emergent vegetation.'
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Type of documentation of superlative status: Stafford Borough Council website Location of coordinates: Small car parking area located on Common Lane, Rough Close. Web Site: [Web Link]

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