Easton Farm Meadow facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Berkshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Easton Farm Meadow is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Easton, west of Boxford in Berkshire. It is in the North Wessex Downs.
Geography
The site is lowland neutral grassland
History
In the past the meadows around Easton Farm, were managed traditionally as 'floated' water meadows.
Fauna
The site has the following animals
Birds
Invertebrates
- Silis ruficollis
- Zicrona caerulea
- Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata
- Nemotelus pantherinus
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
- Caltha palustris
- Eleocharis palustris
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Angelica sylvestris
- Cirsium palustre
- Galium uliginosum
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Holcus lanatus
- Valeriana dioica
- Carex panicea
- Carex nigra
- Iris pseudacorus
- Rumex hydrolapathum
- Carex acutiformis
- Carex paniculata
- Dactylorhiza praetermissa
- Dactylorhiza incarnata
- Blysmus compressus
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