Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Rutland |
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Grid reference | SP 915 979 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 11.4 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1991 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Seaton Meadows is an 11.4-hectare (28-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Seaton in Rutland. [1] [2] It is owned and managed by Plantlife. [3]
This site is traditionally managed as hay pasture, and it is an example of unimproved alluvial flood meadows, a rare habitat due to agricultural developments. The grasses are diverse, including meadow foxtail, red fescue, sweet vernal grass and Yorkshire fog. [4]
There is access from the B672 road.
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