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Tealham and Tadham Moors

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is associated in particular with ditches that have a good submerged plant community. The water beetle fauna is exceptionally rich, with the nationally rare species
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and Moors. The water table is high throughout the greater part of the year with winter flooding occurring annually, by over-topping of the
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Tealham and Tadham Moors form part of the extensive grazing marsh and ditch systems of the
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Summarised data for all sites (biological and geological)
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1985
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917.6 hectares (9.176 km; 3.543 sq mi)
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Site of Special Scientific Interest

Tealham and Tadham Moors is located in Somerset
Location
Grid reference
ST420450
Coordinates
51°12′05″N 2°49′54″W / 51.20125°N 2.83153°W / 51.20125; -2.83153
Notification
Natural England website
grid reference
ST420450
hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
Wedmore
Somerset
notified
Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI
Somerset Levels
River Brue
aquatic
vascular plant
rhynes
invertebrate
fauna
Hydrophilus piceus
Hydrochara caraboides
soldier flies
dragonflies
damselflies

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