Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
	Pamber Forest
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 616 612
Interest	Biological
Area	341.7 hectares (844 acres)
Notification	1994
Location map	Magic Map

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common is a 341.7-hectare (844-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Tadley in Hampshire. Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Upper Inhams Copse was purchased by the Trust in 2001 and added to Pamber Forest.

Pamber Forest is a Local Nature Reserve owned by the Englefield estate. Pamber Forest has hazel coppice dominated by oak standards. At the southern end are plants associated with ancient woodland, such as orpine, wood horsetail, lily of the valley, wild daffodil and the rare mountain fern. The woodland has over forty nationally rare or uncommon species.

Silchester Common is a dry lowland heathlands where heather, bell Heather and gorse dominate.

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