Mere Beck Meadows
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| Mere Beck Meadows | |
|---|---|
  Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | MAGiC MaP |
| Nearest town | Barnard Castle |
| Coordinates | 54°33′47″N 2°4′35″W / 54.56306°N 2.07639°W |
| Area | 6.6 ha (16 acres) |
| Established | 1989 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Mere Beck Meadows SSSI |
Mere Beck Meadows, formerly known as Willoughby Hall Meadows, is a
.The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, in a habitat that is becoming increasingly scarcer as a result of intensive agricultural practices. A wide variety of flowering plants is found, many in abundance, such as wood cranesbill, Geranium sylvaticum, meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata, melancholy thistle, Cirsium helenioides, and great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis. [1]
References
- ^ "Mere Beck Meadows : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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