Bucknell Wood Meadows

Bucknell Wood Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 641 449[1]
InterestBiological
Area9.2 hectares[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bucknell Wood Meadows is a 9.2-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Silverstone in Northamptonshire.[1][2]

This site consists of agriculturally unimproved fields on seasonally waterlogged soils. The flora is diverse with many herbs, including bird's-foot-trefoil, meadow buttercup and devil's-bit scabious. Variations in the types of flora are partly due to different soils and partly to previous management practices.[3]

There is access from public footpaths which pass through the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bucknell Wood Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Bucknell Wood Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Wood Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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