We were commissioned to carry out a Hydrological Assessment of this unique site.
Our studies included:
- investigating the source of the water and how it flows through the site supporting the mire and wet woodland habitats
- investigating the relationship between the semi-natural mire habitats and the ponds
- studying the depth of peat which has been found to vary between 0.6m and 1.8m.
A most interesting characteristic of the site is the floating nature of the mire and wet woodland where the vegetation (including the rare cranberry) grows on a floating mat of Sphagnum bog mosses.
Scroll down for a selection of images from the site: 
Shortheath Common
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Cranberry flower
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Cranberries
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Cotton grass
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Roe deer on the common
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Pitcher plants in heathland
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Fly Agaric
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