- North Curry Meadow
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North Curry Meadow Site of Special Scientific Interest 
Shown within SomersetArea of Search Somerset Grid reference ST330253 Coordinates 51°01′23″N 2°57′24″W / 51.02315°N 2.95666°WCoordinates: 51°01′23″N 2°57′24″W / 51.02315°N 2.95666°W Interest Biological Area 1.3 hectares (0.013 km2; 0.0050 sq mi) Notification 1989 Natural England website North Curry Meadow (grid reference ST330253) is a 1.3 hectare (3.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Curry, Somerset, notified in 1989.
North Curry Meadow is a traditionally-managed hay meadow which contains a rich variety of grasses and dicotyledonous herbs characteristic of ancient, semi-natural lowland grassland. The site contains a population of the nationally scarce Corky-fruited Water-dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides), indicative of a particular type of mesotrophic grassland community which occurs locally in South West England. There is a large population of Green-winged Orchids (Orchis morio) which is favoured by the late hay cut.[1]
References
- ^ "North Curry Meadow". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001554.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
Categories:- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- Geography of Somerset
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1989
- Somerset Levels
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