Sawston Hall Meadows Explained

Sawston Hall Meadows
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	7.4 hectares
Notifydate:	1982
Map:	Magic Map

Sawston Hall Meadows is a 7.4hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sawston in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]}

This site has spring fed peat meadows on chalk, a habitat formerly common but now rare. It has the nationally rare flower Selinum carvifolia, which is only found in Cambridgeshire. Drier grassland has a varied flora including spotted-orchid.^[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.119°N 0.176°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sawston Hall Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 September 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Sawston Hall Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 September 2016.
3. Web site: Sawston Hall Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 September 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024202354/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002256.pdf. dead.