Bentley Station Meadow

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Bentley Station Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Footpath to Bentley station - geograph.org.uk - 621911.jpg
Location Hampshire
Grid reference SU 793 429 [1]
InterestBiological
Area5.2 hectares (13 acres) [1]
Notification 1992 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Bentley Station Meadow is a 5.2-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Bentley in Hampshire. [1] [2] [3]

This area of unimproved herb-rich grassland is dominated by cock's-foot, Yorkshire fog and tufted hairgrass. There is a very rich invertebrate fauna, especially hoverflies and butterflies. Hoverflies include the uncommon Sphaerophoria taeniata and Xanthogramma citrofasiatum , while there are 22 species of breeding butterflies. [4]

A public footpath to Bentley railway station goes through the meadow.

Part of the land area designated as Bentley Station Meadow is owned by the Forestry Commission. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Bentley Station Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Bentley Station Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Protected Planet | Bentley Station Meadow". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  4. "Bentley Station Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

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