Long Lye Meadow

Long Lye Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Somerset
Location	Somerset
Grid reference	ST267119
Coordinates	50°54′07″N 3°02′38″W / 50.90190°N 3.04377°W / 50.90190; -3.04377Coordinates: 50°54′07″N 3°02′38″W / 50.90190°N 3.04377°W / 50.90190; -3.04377
Interest	Biological
Area	3.3 hectares (0.033 km²; 0.013 sq mi)
Notification	2002 (2002)
Natural England website

Long Lye Meadow (grid reference

ST267119) is a 3.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Buckland St Mary in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, notified in 2002.

This site along with the adjoining Long Lye were considered to be under threat from a scheme to widen the A303.^[1]

The neutral grassland component varies in character and herb richness. There is a strong population of green-winged orchid (Orchis morio), together with a few plants of common twayblade (Neottia ovata). In a few areas meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum) occurs.^[2]

References[]

^ "Victory as Government backs down over Blackdown Hills". Friends of the Earth. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
^ "Long Lye Meadow" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 2006-08-17.

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