| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Cumbria | |
| Location | Cumbria |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | NY 512128 |
| Coordinates | 54°30′29″N2°45′19″W / 54.508149°N 2.7551798°W |
| Area | 20.3 acres (0.08215 km2; 0.03172 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1985 |
Swindale Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [1] [2] within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located in Shap Rural parish, alongside the Swindale Beck.
The protected area is made up of a series of hay meadows. The meadows have a high diversity of plants including great burnet, pignut, lady's-mantle, alpine lady's-mantle, mountain pansy, melancholy thistle and globeflower. In acidic marshy grassland, plant species include heath spotted-orchid and northern marsh-orchid. Common sundew and butterwort have also been recorded. [1]
A footpath follows the southern boundary of this protected area. [3]
Land within Swindale Meadows SSSI is owned by United Utilities. [4] The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has been involved in the management of Swindale Meadows SSSI. [5]