Priddy Mineries
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Priddy Mineries (grid reference ST547515) is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset.
The reserve lies 3 miles north of Wells and 1.5 miles east of the village of Priddy. It is a site of 50 ha (123 acres) and is part of the Priddy Pools Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is mostly grassland / heather mosaic with an area of valley mire and some nutrient-poor pools. The site is one of the beauty spots of Mendip partly due to these pools with the changing colours of the vegetation and the pines and the heather slopes. It is adjacent to Stock Hill woodland,[1] and one of the paths form part of the long distance national footpath, the Monarch's Way.
There are wide range of plant and small animal species. More than 20 species of
The site was worked for
A barrow or Tumulus can be found in the northern part of the Reserve.
References
- ^ a b "Priddy Mineries". Wildlife Trusts Somerset. Retrieved 17 July 2006.