Vicarage Meadows

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Vicarage Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Abergwesyn, Powys, Wales.

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The 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) site, located close to the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve, [1] has unimproved acid grassland on which grow the small-white orchid, the fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), the Greater Butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) and the Wood Bitter-vetch (Vicia orobus). [2] The site is grazed by Exmoor ponies. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vicarage Meadows Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust.
  2. ↑ Vicarage Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest - 'Your Special Site and its Future'. Countryside Council for Wales.

52°09′36″N3°41′00″W / 52.15988°N 3.68325°W / 52.15988; -3.68325


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