Roebuck Meadows

Roebuck Meadows
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
	Location within Somerset
Area of Search	Somerset
Grid reference	ST132354
Coordinates	51°06′41″N3°14′29″W / 51.11130°N 3.24133°W Coordinates: 51°06′41″N3°14′29″W / 51.11130°N 3.24133°W
Interest	Biological
Area	3.6 hectares (0.036 km2; 0.014 sq mi)
Notification	1988
	Natural England website

Last updated February 19, 2019

Roebuck Meadows (grid reference ST132354 ) is a 3.6 hectare (8.9 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Crowcombe in Somerset, notified in 1988.

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References

↑ "Roebuck Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2006-08-19.

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[1] "Roebuck Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2006-08-19.

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