North Curry Meadow | |
Aos: | Somerset |
Interest: | Biological |
Coordinates: | 51.0232°N -2.9567°W |
Displaymap: | Somerset |
Area: | 1.3ha |
Enref: | 1001554 |
North Curry Meadow is a 1.3 hectare (3.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Curry, Somerset, England, notified in 1989.
North Curry Meadow is a traditionally-managed hay meadow which contains a rich variety of grasses and dicotyledonous herbs characteristic of ancient, semi-natural lowland grassland. The site contains a population of the nationally scarce Corky-fruited Water-dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides), indicative of a particular type ofmesotrophic grassland community which occurs locally in South West England. There is a large population of Green-winged Orchids (Orchis morio) which is favoured by the late hay cut.[1]