Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | SP 901 590 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.6 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Bozeat Meadow is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bozeat, east of Northampton. [1] [2]
This is unimproved grassland on well drained clay and loam soils. It has medieval ridge and furrow and diverse flora, including crested dog's-tail, downy oat-grass, quaking grass and dwarf thistle. There are also mature hedgerows and a spring. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.
Brampton Meadow is a one hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Brampton in Cambridgeshire, England.
Coalville Meadows is a 6.0 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Whitwick and Coalville in Leicestershire. It is managed by the Friends of Holly Hayes Wood.
Maulden Heath is a 7.6 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Maulden in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1986 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and managed by The Greensand Trust.
Tilwick Meadow is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Thurleigh and Wilden in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1988 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Bedford Borough Council.
Yelden Meadows is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Yelden in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Bedford Borough Council.
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Mill Crook is a 5.9-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Towcester in Northamptonshire. Mill Crook and Grafton Regis Meadow are a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Alder Wood and Meadow is a 13.2-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Corby in Northamptonshire.
Calender Meadows is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Guilsborough in Northamptonshire.
Dungee Corner Meadow is a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Bozeat in Northamptonshire.
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Seaton Meadows is an 11.4-hectare (28-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Seaton in Rutland. It is owned and managed by Plantlife.
Kendall's Meadow is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Stoke Golding in Leicestershire.
Lount Meadows is a 8.5 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Lount in Leicestershire, England.