| Congrove Field and The Tumps | |
| Aos: | Avon |
| Interest: | Biological |
| Coordinates: | 51.4265°N -2.4142°W |
| Displaymap: | Somerset |
| Area: | 30.8acres |
| Enref: | 1006283 |
Congrove Field and The Tumps is a is a 14.1623adj=ri1NaNadj=ri1 biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on Lansdown Hill, north of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991.[1] [2]
It is an area of calcareous grassland lying over Oolitic (Jurassic) Limestone covered by shallow, well-drained soils. The Tumps is above Congrove Field, and is believed to be the site of mining activities in the past. The grassland communities present are of the Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum) type showing elements of both the Meadow Oat-grass-wild thyme (Avenula pratensis)–(Thymus praecox) and the Knapweed-Rough Hawkbit (Centaurea nigra)–(Leontodon hispidus) variants.[3]
The Tumps is also the name of an elevated area of woodland and open grassland in the southern outskirts of Bath, north of the Odd Down Sports Ground.[4]