| Swindale Meadows | |
| Aos: | Cumbria |
| Coordinates: | 54.5081°N -2.7552°W |
| Area: | 20.3acres |
| Notifydate: | 1985 |
Swindale Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1] within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located in Shap Rural parish.
The protected area is made up of a series of hay meadows. The meadows have a high diversity of plants including great burnet, pignut, lady's-mantle, alpine lady's-mantle, mountain pansy, melancholy thistle and globeflower. In acidic marshy grassland, plant species include heath spotted-orchid and northern marsh-orchid. Common sundew and butterwort have also been recorded.
A footpath follows the southern boundary of this protected area.[2]
Land within Swindale Meadows SSSI is owned by United Utilities.[3] The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has been involved in the management of Swindale Meadows SSSI.[4]