Little Catworth Meadow Explained

Little Catworth Meadow
Aos:Cambridgeshire
Interest:Biological
Area:5.2 hectares
Notifydate:1984
Map: Magic Map

Little Catworth Meadow is a 5.2hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Catworth and Spaldwick in Cambridgeshire.[1] [2]

The meadow is traditionally managed grassland on calcareous loam, which is rare in Britain. It has mature hedgerows and it has a rich variety of plants such as salad burnet, dropwort, great burnet, green-winged orchid and adder's-tongue fern.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.341°N -0.382°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Little Catworth Meadow . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Little Catworth Meadow. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Little Catworth Meadow citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 9 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051845/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004478.pdf . 4 March 2016 .