Chimney Meadows Explained

Chimney Meadows
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:49.6ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Chimney Meadows is a 49.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Abingdon-on-Thames and Faringdon in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It is also a national nature reserve,[3] and part of the 308abbr=offNaNabbr=off Chimney Meadows nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[4]

This site, which consists of six botanically rich alluvial meadows, is bordered on the south by the River Thames. The meadows are intersected by ditches, most of which are covered in reed canary-grass. The most common grasses are crested dog's-tail, creeping bent, perennial rye-grass, hairy sedge and glaucous sedge.[5]

External links

51.698°N -1.492°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chimney Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Chimney Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chimney Meadows . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Chimney Meadows . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. 18 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Chimney Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2020.