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Willingford Meadows

Coordinates: 50°58′34″N 0°21′25″E / 50.976°N 0.357°E / 50.976; 0.357
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Willingford Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 656 223[1]
InterestBiological
Area10.5 hectares (26 acres)[1]
Notification1990[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Willingford Meadows is a 10.5-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Burwash in East Sussex.[1][2]

These species-rich meadows are traditionally managed by grazing and mowing. Grassland types range from calcareous to acid and they are the only unimproved pastures on Jurassic limestone in the county. There is also a stream, a marsh, an area of overgrown hornbeam coppice and a mature hazel and hawthorn hedge.[3]

The meadows are crossed by footpaths.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Willingford Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Willingford Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Willingford Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

50°58′34″N 0°21′25″E / 50.976°N 0.357°E / 50.976; 0.357