Middle Hope

Middle Hope
Middle Hope
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Middle Hope is located in Somerset
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Shown within Somerset
Area of Search Avon
Grid reference ST325662
Coordinates 51°23′27″N 2°58′17″W / 51.39081°N 2.97150°W / 51.39081; -2.97150Coordinates: 51°23′27″N 2°58′17″W / 51.39081°N 2.97150°W / 51.39081; -2.97150
Interest Biological
Area 84.1 hectares (0.841 km2; 0.325 sq mi)
Notification 1952 (1952)
Natural England website

Middle Hope (grid reference ST325662) is a 84.1 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on Sand Point north of the town of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, notified in 1952.

Geology

At Middle Hope a sequence of Carboniferous Limestone, and includes limestones, thick volcanic tufts and lavas are exposed, affording some of the finest Tournaisian carbonate sections in South West England. The site contains a Pleistocene aged fossil cliff and shore platform.[1]

Biological

The range of soils at the site support various flora and fauna. The calcareous grassland is dominated by Festuca species and Dactylis glomerata, while the scrub towards the west of the site is dominated by Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), while that to the east consists of Common Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Middle Hope". SSSI citation sheet. English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002814.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
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