Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Deadman (grid reference ST234156) is a 28.8 hectare (71.2 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the edge of the Blackdown Hills near Buckland St Mary 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Taunton in Somerset notified in 1987.Deadman is one of the best remaining examples of a mixed valley mire in Somerset. It contains a rich mosaic of wet heath bog pools and Birch/Willow carr grading into acid marshy grassland.