Rushy Meadows Explained

Rushy Meadows
Aos:	Oxfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	8.9ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Rushy Meadows is an 8.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Kidlington in Oxfordshire.^{[1] [2]}

This site consists of unimproved alluvial grasslands on the bank of the Oxford Canal. The species-rich sward is dominated by hard rush, and other plants include water avens, which is very uncommon in the Thames Basin, pepper saxifrage, devil's bit scabious, early marsh orchid and distant sedge.^[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.824°N -1.303°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Rushy Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 March 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Rushy Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 March 2020.
3. Web site: Rushy Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 March 2020.