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Edgehills Bog () is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean.〔 Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'〕 The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1987.〔 The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).〔(Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites )〕 ==Location and habitat== The bog lies at the eastern edge of Haywood (Heywood) Plantation and half a mile north of Cinderford. This is a remote site with Forestry Commission tracks or rides leading to it. It is some 850 feet above sea level and is on Drybrook Sandstone. It is on the crest of the eastern boundary ridge of the Forest of Dean. This nature reserve is a relic of a type of habitat which was once widespread in the area.〔 A much larger area was enclosed and planted with Oak in the 1780s. Part of the area was planted with conifers in the 1960s. There was a clearance of conifers in the 1980s which had been fire damaged. A wet heathland community of plants has re-established itself since that time.〔 There are drainage ditches on the boundaries of the reserve which are managed to maintain correct water levels, and it is surrounded by plantations on the north and south sides.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edgehills Bog」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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