Grove Farm, Somerset

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Grove Farm
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Somerset
Area of Search Somerset
Grid reference ST513096
Coordinates 50°53′02″N2°41′37″W / 50.88383°N 2.69366°W / 50.88383; -2.69366 Coordinates: 50°53′02″N2°41′37″W / 50.88383°N 2.69366°W / 50.88383; -2.69366
Interest Biological
Area 36.5 hectares (0.365 km2; 0.141 sq mi)
Notification 1989 (1989)
Natural England website

Grove Farm (grid reference ST513096 ) is a 36.5 hectare (90.2 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1989.

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This site comprises an extensive area of unimproved mesotrophic grassland, a habitat which is now uncommon in Britain. [1]

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References

  1. "Grove Farm" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2006-09-09.