West's Meadow, Aldermaston
51°21′32″N 1°08′38″W / 51.359°N 1.144°W / 51.359; -1.144
West's Meadow, Aldermaston is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aldermaston in Berkshire.[1][2]
The site consists of two fields bounded by hedgerows and a small stream. It has been managed by grazing since the 1950s.[3]
The site is private land with no public access.
Flora
The site has the following flora:[3]
Trees
- Oak
- Crataegus
- holly
- Rowan
- Hazel
- Willow
- Ulmus procera
- Prunus avium
- Malus sylvestris
- Willow
- Ulmus procera
Plants
- Danthonia decumbens
- Vulpia bromoides
- Euphrasia nemorosa
- Polygala serpyllifolia
- Ononis spinosa
- Stachys officinalis
- Lathyrus montanus
- Dactylorhiza maculata
- Achillea ptarmica
- Succisa pratensis
- Lysimachia nummularia
- Pedicularis sylvatica
- Sanguisorba officinalis
- Cirsium dissectum
- Isolepis setacea
- Veronica scutellata
- Hydrocotyle vulgaris
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Cardamine pratensis
- Festuca rubra
- Holcus lanatus
- Ranunculus repens
- Dicranum bonjeanii
- water-starwort
- Ranunculus sceleratus
- Gorse
- Broom
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to West's Meadow, Aldermaston.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: West's Meadow, Aldermaston". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of West's Meadow, Aldermaston". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b "West's Meadow, Aldermaston citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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