Little Catworth Meadow

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Little Catworth Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Little Catworth Meadow 1.jpg
Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 103 727 [1]
InterestBiological
Area5.2 hectares [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
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Little Catworth Meadow is a 5.2-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Catworth and Spaldwick in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2]

The meadow is traditionally managed grassland on calcareous loam, which is rare in Britain. It has mature hedgerows and it has a rich variety of plants such as salad burnet, dropwort, great burnet, green-winged orchid and adder's-tongue fern. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Little Catworth Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Map of Little Catworth Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. "Little Catworth Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

Coordinates: 52°20′28″N0°22′55″W / 52.341°N 0.382°W / 52.341; -0.382