Wellington College Bog
# Wellington College Bog

Wellington College Bog is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Wellington College on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire.

The site features a valley bog, which is one of the richest in the county, in terms of bryophytes and flowering plants, containing several species which are uncommon or rare in southern Britain.

## Fauna

The nature reserve has the following fauna:

### Invertebrates

* Bog bush cricket
* Keeled skimmer

## Flora

The site has the following Flora:

### Trees

* Betula pubescens
* Salix cinerea
* alder buckthorn
* oak
* silver birch
* rowan
* Scots pine

### Plants

* Sphagnum papillosum
* Sphagnum capillifolium
* Sphagnum magellanicum
* Sphagnum cuspidatum
* Cephalozia connivens
* Kurzia pauciflora
* Drosera rotundifolia
* Narthecium ossifragum
* Eriophorum angustifolium
* Erica tetralix
* Molinia caerulea
* Juncus acutiflorus
* Trichophorum cespitosum
* Sphagnum compactum
* Sphagnum tenellum
* Sphagnum molle
* Eleocharis multicaulis
* Carex echinata
* Rhynchospora alba
* Juncus squarrosus
* Anagallis tenella
* Pedicularis sylvatica
* Carex binervis
* Juncus kochii
* Cirsium dissectum
* Succisa pratensis
* Sphagnum recurvum
* Potamogeton polygonifolius
* Calluna vulgaris
* Erica cinerea
* Ulex europaeus
* Genista anglica
* Senecio sylvaticus
* Potentilla erecta
* Deschampsia flexuosa
* Danthonia decumbens
* Juncus tenuis
