Ratlake Meadows Explained

Ratlake Meadows
Aos:	Hampshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	4.2ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Ratlake Meadows is a 4.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chandler's Ford in Hampshire.^{[1] [2]}

These unimproved meadows on London Clay are recorded back to the sixteenth century and are probably much older. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass, heath grass, tufted hairgrass and Yorkshire fog, and have a rich variety of herbs. Invertebrates include the rare bush cricket, long-winged conehead.^[3]

References

51.01°N -1.411°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ratlake Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Ratlake Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2020.
3. Web site: Ratlake Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 May 2020.