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Arger Fen, also known as 'Bluebell Wood' due to the vast amounts of the plant that appear during the winter months, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve located between the villages of Bures St Mary and Leavenheath, south-east of Sudbury in the south of the English county of Suffolk. The reserve is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust who purchased it in 2008.〔(Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale ), Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-01-21.〕 The reserve is in area and was first identified as an SSSI in 1986.〔 It is also a Local Nature Reserve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arger Fen )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Map of Arger Fen )〕 The site lies within the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is made up of a mix of woodland and meadow habitats with much of the woodland believed to be ancient in origin.〔(Arger Fen ), SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-21.〕 The underlying geology is a mixture of sand and gravel banks and clay soils, producing a mix of habitat types, including wet fen type habitats at lower levels and dry grasslands on acidic soils on hill tops.〔 It is one of only two known areas of ancient woodland in Eastern England which feature wild cherry (''Prunus avium'').〔〔 Badgers are found on the reserve with a number of active setts.〔〔 Other rare fauna include the hazel dormouse and barbastelle bat.〔 In 2012 the reserve, which has ash trees at least 300 years old, was identified as a site of ash dieback〔〔(Ash dieback: Fears realised for ancient Arger Fen wood ), BBC news website, 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-01-21.〕 and in 2013 it became a research site for Forestry Commission scientists studying genetic resistance to the Chalara fungus which causes the disease.〔(Ash dieback disease to be studied at Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve ), BBC news website, 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-13.〕 Suffolk Wildlife Trust refer to the reserve as Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale. There are car parking facilities on the site as well as two way marked trails, including areas of board walk.〔 The Trust has attempted to encourage the growth of the dormouse population at the site, partly by expanding the area of land it owns at Arger Fen.〔(Suffolk Wildlife Trust appeal to buy land for dormice ), BBC Suffolk news website, 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2013-01-26.〕 ==See also== *List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk 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「Arger Fen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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