The site lies on the gravels of the Upper Thames basin. It is of significant importance as it contains two nationally rare plants as well as uncommon plants. It is grassland (as its name implies).[1]
whelford, meadow, grid, reference, sp168000, hectare, acre, biological, site, special, scientific, interest, gloucestershire, england, notified, 1985, site, special, scientific, interestexample, downy, fruited, sedge, carex, tomentosa, location, within, glouce. Whelford Meadow grid reference SP168000 is a 1 86 hectare 4 6 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire England notified in 1985 1 2 Whelford MeadowSite of Special Scientific InterestExample downy fruited sedge Carex tomentosa Location within GloucestershireLocationGloucestershireGrid referenceSP168000Coordinates51 41 56 N 1 45 27 W 51 698946 N 1 757592 W 51 698946 1 757592InterestBiologicalArea1 86 hectareNotification1985Natural England website Contents 1 Location and habitat 2 Flora 3 Birds 4 References 5 SSSI Source 6 External linksLocation and habitat EditThe site lies on the gravels of the Upper Thames basin It is of significant importance as it contains two nationally rare plants as well as uncommon plants It is grassland as its name implies 1 Whelford Pools part of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI are nearby These are owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust as a nature reserve Flora EditThe meadow is dominated by species such as meadowsweet and common couch A number of different species of sedge have been record and these include the nationally rare downey fruited sedge Carex tomentosa Orchids present include southern marsh orchid Adder s tongue flourishes on this site The meadow supports fritillary which is nationally rare 1 Birds EditThe margins of the meadow are scrubland and this area provides cover for breeding birds such as warblers 1 References Edit a b c d Natural England SSSI information on the citation Cotswold District Local Plan Appendix 1 Sites of Special Scientific InterestSSSI Source EditNatural England SSSI information on the citation Natural England SSSI information on the Whelford Meadow unitExternal links EditNatural England SSSI information This article about a Site of Special Scientific Interest in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whelford Meadow amp oldid 1154431555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
