Innsworth Meadow
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_844630.jpg) Example - Meadow with Oxeye Daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) | |
  Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Location | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SO851216 |
| Coordinates | 51°53′36″N 2°13′02″W / 51.8932°N 2.2172°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 2.9 hectare |
| Notification | 1979 |
| Natural England website | |
Innsworth Meadow (grid reference SO851216) is a 2.9-hectare (7.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1979.[1][2]
Location and use[edit]
The meadow overlies Lower Lias clays. It is one example of a very small number of unimproved neutral grasslands remaining in the Severn Vale near Innsworth and Twigworth.[1] It is used for the production of hay and stock grazing, and Natural England reports the status of this in September 2011.[3]
Flora[edit]
The meadow is old ridge and furrow grassland which has been traditionally managed. The dominant grasses are Common Bent, Red Fescue, Crested Dog’s-tail and Yorkshire Fog. Flowering herbs include Cowslip, Pepper Saxifrage, Yellow-rattle, Ox-eye Daisy, Great Burnet, the Green-winged Orchid and Corky-fruited Water Dropwort.[1]
There are thick Hawthorn hedges, with some Ash trees on three sides.[1]
References[edit]
SSSI Source[edit]
- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Innsworth Meadow unit
External links[edit]
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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