Calender Meadows

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Calender Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Calender Meadows 2.jpg
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 685 749[1]
InterestBiological
Area3.1 hectares[1]
Notification2012[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Calender Meadows is a 3.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Guilsborough in Northamptonshire.[1][2]

This is described by Natural England as "a nationally important site for its lowland unimproved neutral grassland". It has a wide variety of native herbs and grasses. There are herbs such as lady's bedstraw, meadow vetchling and common bird's-foot trefoil, and grasses include red fescue, sweet vernal-grass and false oat-grass.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Calender Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Calender Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Calender Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

Coordinates: 52°22′05″N 0°59′42″W / 52.368°N 0.995°W / 52.368; -0.995

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