Innsworth Meadow
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Gloucestershire |
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| Grid reference | SO851216 |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 2.9 hectare |
| Notification | 1979 |
| Natural England website | |
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- ^ a b c d Natural England SSSI information on the citation[dead link]
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- ^ Natural England SSSI information on the Innsworth Meadow unit[dead link]
SSSI Source
[edit | edit source]- Natural England SSSI information on the citation[dead link]
- Natural England SSSI information on the Innsworth Meadow unit[dead link]
External links
[edit | edit source]- Natural England (SSSI information)
