Sawston Hall Meadows
Protected area in Cambridgeshire, England
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cambridgeshire |
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Grid reference | TL 491 490[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 7.4 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1982[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Sawston Hall Meadows is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sawston in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]
This site has spring fed peat meadows on chalk, a habitat formerly common but now rare. It has the nationally rare flower Selinum carvifolia, which is only found in Cambridgeshire. Drier grassland has a varied flora including spotted-orchid.[3]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sawston Hall Meadows.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Map of Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Sawston Hall Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
52°07′08″N 0°10′34″E / 52.119°N 0.176°E / 52.119; 0.176
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