Grid reference SP989103 Location map Magic Map Phone +44 1727 858901 | Interest Biological Area 4,000 m² Area of search Hertfordshire | |
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Address Alpine Meadow, Berkhamsted HP4 1ES, UK Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hours | ||
Alpine Meadow is a 0.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and the planning authority is Dacorum Borough Council.
The small site is a steeply sloping area of meadow and woodland, and it has been designated an SSSI as a rare example of unimproved chalk grassland. Grass species include upright brome, false brome and sheep's fescue, and there are many orchids, especially common twayblade and common spotted orchid. There are also many butterflies, such as marbled white and the rare Duke of Burgundy. The woodland has birds such as green woodpeckers and finches.
The site is always open and there is access by a footpath from Bridle Way.