West Park Meadows

West Park Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Country	England
Region	North East
District	Teesdale

Location	NY940229
- coordinates	GB-ENG 54°36′6″N 2°5′37″W / 54.60167°N 2.09361°W / 54.60167; -2.09361Coordinates: GB-ENG 54°36′6″N 2°5′37″W / 54.60167°N 2.09361°W / 54.60167; -2.09361

Area	6.7 ha (16.6 acres)

Notification	1989
Management	Natural England

Area of Search	County Durham
Interest	Biological

Location of West Park Meadows SSSI, Co Durham
Website: Map of site

West Park Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale, just north of Grassholme Reservoir, about 2.5 km upstream from the village of Mickleton.

The site consists of two large hay meadows, which are managed in a traditional manner, without re-seeding or the use of artificial fertilisers, and which, as a consequence, support a rich variety of species characteristic of northern hay meadows, a habitat that is diminishing under the threat from intensive agriculture.

Species that are present in abundance include great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis, wood crane's-bill, Geranium sylvaticum, and meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria, while common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, and early purple orchid, Orchis mascula, are among the species found on the steeper, uncut banks within the meadows.^[1]

References

↑ "West Park Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. 1989. Retrieved 23 July 2010.

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Neighbouring areas Cleveland Northumberland Tyne and Wear

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