Rushy Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 481 142[1]
InterestBiological
Area8.9 hectares (22 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Rushy Meadows is an 8.9-hectare (22-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Kidlington in Oxfordshire.[1][2]

This site consists of unimproved alluvial grasslands on the bank of the Oxford Canal. The species-rich sward is dominated by hard rush, and other plants include water avens, which is very uncommon in the Thames Basin, pepper saxifrage, devil's bit scabious, early marsh orchid and distant sedge.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Rushy Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Rushy Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rushy Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rushy Meadows.

51°49′26″N 1°18′11″W / 51.824°N 1.303°W / 51.824; -1.303

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.