Vicarage Meadows Explained

Vicarage Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Abergwesyn, Powys, Wales.

The site, located close to the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve,^[1] has unimproved acid grassland on which grow the small-white orchid, the fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), the Greater Butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) and the Wood Bitter-vetch (Vicia orobus).^[2] The site is grazed by Exmoor ponies.^[1]

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock

External links

• Vicarage Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest - 'Your Special Site and its Future', Countryside Council for Wales
• Brecknock Wildlife Trust - Vicarage Meadows Nature Reserve
• NBN gateway for Vicarage Meadows, National Biodiversity Network

52.1599°N -3.6833°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vicarage Meadows Nature Reserve. Brecknock Wildlife Trust.
2. Book: Vicarage Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest - 'Your Special Site and its Future'. Countryside Council for Wales.