Winson Meadows
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Example - Meadowsweet growing in marsh
(Filipendula ulmaria)
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Location | Gloucestershire |
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Grid reference | SP093081 |
Coordinates | 51°46′19″N 1°51′57″W / 51.771947°N 1.865896°W / 51.771947; -1.865896 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 7.93 hectare |
Notification | 1974 |
Natural England website |
Winson Meadows ( grid reference SP093081 ) is a 7.93-hectare (19.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire , notified in 1974. [1] [2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS). [3]
Location and habitat
The site is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and consists of two adjacent meadows on the floodplain of the River Coln . They are unimproved neutral grassland with marsh. [1]
The southern meadow is continuously wet and can be considered a true water meadow . It shows evidence of previous management as a water meadow as it has a pattern of ditches. The northern meadow is not so wet. Both meadows include grasses such Meadow Foxtail , Yorkshire Fog , Crested Dog's-tail and Cocksfoot . There is some perennial Rye grass in partially improved areas. [1]
The marsh vegetation includes Jointed Rush and Meadowsweet . Other species recorded are Yellow Flag Iris , Ragged Robin , Marsh Marigold and Southern Marsh Orchid . [1]
References
SSSI Source
External links
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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