Sawston Hall Meadows

Sawston Hall Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
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 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sawston Hall Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

Coordinates: 52°07′08″N 0°10′34″E / 52.119°N 0.176°E / 52.119; 0.176

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