Syresham Marshy Meadows

Syresham Marshy Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 640 425[1]
InterestBiological
Area17.8 hectares[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Syresham Marshy Meadows is a 17.8-hectare (44-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Silverstone in Northamptonshire.[1][2]

This site consists of two nearby areas of wetland in valleys which drain into the River Great Ouse. The northern one is a mire on shallow peat, and the southern one is agriculturally unimproved grassland and marsh on diverse soils, which has over a hundred flowering plant species.[3]

A footpath leads into the northern area, but there is no public access to the southern one.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Syresham Marshy Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Syresham Marshy Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Syresham Marshy Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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