Cornriggs Meadows
Cornriggs Meadows | |
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Location of Cornriggs Meadows SSSI, Co Durham | |
Location | Wear Valley, North East, England |
Coordinates | 54°46′10″N 2°14′24″W / 54.76944°N 2.24000°WCoordinates: 54°46′10″N 2°14′24″W / 54.76944°N 2.24000°W |
Area | 15.2 ha (38 acres) |
Established | 1989 |
Governing body | Natural England |
Website | Map of site |
Cornriggs Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Weardale in north-west County Durham, England. It consists of a group of fields, located in the Wear valley, 1 km north-west of the village of Cowshill. Most of the fields are maintained as hay meadows by traditional farming methods.
Among a varied grassland flora, one field contains a large colony of a rare lady's mantle, , which is endemic to Weardale and Teesdale.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Cornriggs Meadows" (PDF). English Nature. 1989. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
Categories:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham
- Meadows in County Durham
- Stanhope, County Durham
- English Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs
- County Durham geography stubs