Chimney Meadows

Chimney Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 352 000[1]
InterestBiological
Area49.6 hectares (123 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Chimney Meadows is a 49.6-hectare (123-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Abingdon-on-Thames and Faringdon in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is also a national nature reserve,[3] and part of the 308-hectare (760-acre) Chimney Meadows nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[4]

This site, which consists of six botanically rich alluvial meadows, is bordered on the south by the River Thames. The meadows are intersected by ditches, most of which are covered in reed canary-grass. The most common grasses are crested dog's-tail, creeping bent, perennial rye-grass, hairy sedge and glaucous sedge.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chimney Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Chimney Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Chimney Meadows". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Chimney Meadows". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Chimney Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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