Ge-mare Farm Fields

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Ge-mare Farm Fields
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Somerset
Location Somerset
Grid reference ST155424
Coordinates 51°10′28″N3°12′36″W / 51.17457°N 3.21013°W / 51.17457; -3.21013 Coordinates: 51°10′28″N3°12′36″W / 51.17457°N 3.21013°W / 51.17457; -3.21013
InterestBiological
Area4.1 hectares (0.041 km2; 0.016 sq mi)
Notification 1988 (1988)
Natural England website

Ge-mare Farm Fields (grid reference ST155424 ) is a 4.1 hectare (10.3 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Holford on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, notified in 1988.

The site consists of an unimproved species-rich flood pasture community with interest enhanced by the presence of a wetter area supporting a lowland mire community. These habitats are rare both nationally and within the county of Somerset. [1]

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References

  1. "Ge-mare Farm Fields" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 12 August 2006.