Sapperton Meadows

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Sapperton Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within East Sussex
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid reference TQ588195
Coordinates 50°57′11″N0°15′43″E / 50.953°N 0.262°E / 50.953; 0.262 Coordinates: 50°57′11″N0°15′43″E / 50.953°N 0.262°E / 50.953; 0.262
Interest Biological
Area 14.6 ha (36 acres)
Notification 1991 (1991)
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Sapperton Meadows is a 14.6 hectare (36.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1991 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Site of Special Scientific Interest conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".

East Sussex County of England

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England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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References

"SSSI Citation Sapperton Meadows" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 2008-05-28.