Rodborough Common

Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Country	England
Unitary Authority	Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Centroid^*	SO849036
Latitude	51.73083333
Longitude	-2.218333333
SAC EU Code	UK0012826
Status	Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha)	109.27
* 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

Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (10%)
Dry grassland, Steppes (70%)
Improved grassland (10%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (10%)

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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

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

Rodborough Common is the most extensive area of semi-natural dry grasslands surviving in the Cotswolds of central southern England, and represents CG5 Bromus erectus – Brachypodium pinnatum grassland, which is more or less confined to the Cotswolds. The site contains a wide range of structural types, ranging from short turf through to scrub margins, although short-turf vegetation is mainly confined to areas of shallower soils.

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

Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

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