Stowell Meadow Explained

Stowell Meadow
Aos:Somerset
Interest:Biological
Coordinates:50.8515°N -2.9489°W
Displaymap:Somerset
Area:2.8ha
Enref:1004482

Stowell Meadow is a 2.8 hectare (6.9 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tatworth in Somerset, notified in 1987.

Stowell Meadow supports a nationally rare type of traditionally managed wet neutral grassland. Alder woodland and plant communities typical of marshy grassland are also present. 90 species of plant have been recorded to date, several of which have a local distribution in Somerset. A number of nationally scarce species of beetle have alreadybeen recorded.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stowell Meadow . English Nature . 2006-08-21.