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North Curry Meadow

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Area of Search
  
Somerset

Interest
  
Biological

Grid reference
  
ST330253

Notification
  
1989

North Curry Meadow

Area
  
1.3 hectares (0.013 km; 0.0050 sq mi)

North Curry Meadow (grid reference ST330253) is a 1.3 hectare (3.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Curry, Somerset, England, 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.

References

North Curry Meadow Wikipedia