Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

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Bowlees and Friar House Meadows
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Location of Bowlees and Friar House Meadows SSSI, Co Durham
Location Teesdale, North East, England
Coordinates 54°38′58″N2°9′16″W / 54.64944°N 2.15444°W / 54.64944; -2.15444 Coordinates: 54°38′58″N2°9′16″W / 54.64944°N 2.15444°W / 54.64944; -2.15444
Area5.61 ha (13.9 acres)
Established1991
Governing body Natural England
Website Map of site

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It consists of three traditionally-managed hay meadows in the valley of the River Tees immediately upstream of Low Force waterfall.

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".

Teesdale (district) former local government district in County Durham, England

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County Durham County of England

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The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, including some that are locally rare, in a habitat that is widely threatened by intensive agricultural practices. [1]

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References

  1. "Bowlees and Friar House Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. 1991. Retrieved 18 July 2010.