Chaceley Meadow SSSI
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Chaceley Meadow (
The site is listed in the ‘Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011’, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation',' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]
The site is owned (bought in 1994) and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It is one of the county's finest unimproved wet meadows. Though it is some distance from the River Severn the meadow may flood in winter.[4]
Plants
A colourful variety of flowers may be seen throughout spring and summer. These include
Surroundings
The meadow is surrounded by mature
Conservation
The meadow is traditionally managed by a late summer hay cut, which allows wildflowers to set their seeds. There is then cattle grazing. The willow pollards are recut regularly to reduce the risk of splitting.
Publications
- Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'
References
- ^ Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- ^ Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Key Wildlife Sites Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al, 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'
- ^ Natural England report on the unit status
SSSI source
- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Chaceley Meadow unit
External links
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Natural England (SSSI information)