St Dunstan's Farm Meadows
Uk Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | East Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 607 193[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 10.2 hectares (25 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1992[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
St Dunstan's Farm Meadows is a 10.2-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Heathfield in East Sussex.[1][2] It is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]
This site has three unimproved meadows which are traditionally managed. They are dominated by red fescue and common bent grass and other flora include sweet vernal-grass, pignut, sheep's sorrel and field woodrush.[4]
A footpath crosses one of the fields.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: St Dunstan's Farm Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Map of St Dunstan's Farm Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Russell, Peter (July 2005). "Grassland Fungi and the Management History of St Dunstan's Farm". Field Mycology. 6 (3). doi:10.1016/S1468-1641(10)60317-9.
- ^ "St Dunstan's Farm Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
- Countryside Classroom, Places to Visit, St Dunstan's Farm
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