Pike Corner

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Pike Corner SSSI

Pike Corner (grid reference SU036933 ) is a 15.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Wiltshire, England, notified in 1986. The site lies southwest of Ashton Keynes village and covers two low-lying meadows in the floodplain of the Swill Brook.

For many years the meadows have been grazed without ploughing or the use of artificial fertilisers, therefore they have a rich flora with several meadow species that are now uncommon in southern England.

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Coordinates: 51°38′17″N1°56′56″W / 51.638°N 1.949°W / 51.638; -1.949


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