Hemingford Grey Meadow

Hemingford Grey Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 291 692 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 0.7 hectares[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Hemingford Grey Meadow is a 0.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Arthur's Meadow.[3]

The site is calcareous clay pasture with a wide variety of plant species, including the herbs oxeye daisy and yellow rattle. There are orchids such as common twayblades and common spotteds.[4]

There is access to the site from Grove Lane, off the eastbound lane of the dual carriageway A14 road.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hemingford Grey Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Hemingford Grey Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Arthur's Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hemingford Grey Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°18′22″N 0°06′29″W / 52.306°N 0.108°W / 52.306; -0.108

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