Stodmarsh
| Country | England |
| Unitary Authority | Kent |
| Centroid* | TR211612 |
| Latitude | 51.30638889 |
| Longitude | 1.1725 |
| SAC EU Code | UK0030283 |
| Status | Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) |
| Area (ha) | 563.27 |
| * 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
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Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (38%)
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Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (50%)
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Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (6%)
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Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (1%)
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Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (5%)
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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
- Not Applicable
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
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1016 Desmoulin's whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana
A sizeable population of Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana lives beside ditches within pasture on the floodplain of the River Stour, where reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, large sedges Carex spp. and sometimes common reed Phragmites australis dominate the vegetation. Stodmarsh is a south-eastern outlier of the main swathe of sites and is important in confirming the role of underlying base-rich rock (chalk) as a factor determining this species’ distribution.
Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection
- Not Applicable
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