Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST540304 |
Coordinates | 51°04′16″N2°39′29″W / 51.07107°N 2.65792°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 11.5 hectares (0.115 km2; 0.044 sq mi) |
Notification | 1990 |
Natural England website |
Kingweston Meadows (grid reference ST540304 ) is an 11.5 hectare (28.4 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Kingweston in Somerset, notified in 1990.
This site is an excellent example of an unimproved herb-rich neutral grassland of a type which is now rare in Britain. [1]
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