Cornriggs Meadows | |
Map: | United Kingdom County Durham |
Map Size: | 243 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | MAGiC MaP |
Nearest Town: | Stanhope |
Coordinates: | 54.7694°N -2.24°W |
Area Ha: | 15.2 |
Established: | 1989 |
Website: | Cornriggs Meadows SSSI |
Cornriggs Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Weardale in north-west County Durham, England. It consists of a group of fields, located in the Wear valley, 1 km north-west of the village of Cowshill. Most of the fields are maintained as hay meadows by traditional farming methods.
Among a varied grassland flora, one field contains a large colony of a rare lady's mantle, Alchemilla acutiloba , which is endemic to Weardale and Teesdale.[1]