Roebuck Meadows facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Somerset |
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| Coordinates | 51°06′41″N 3°14′29″W / 51.11130°N 3.24133°WCoordinates: 51°06′41″N 3°14′29″W / 51.11130°N 3.24133°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 3.6 hectares (0.036 km2; 0.014 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1988 |
Roebuck Meadows is a 3.6 hectare (8.9 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Crowcombe in Somerset, notified in 1988.
Roebuck Meadows have a very varied and herb-rich vegetation composed of mire and grassland communities together comprising an important example of lowland mire, which is a nationally scarce habitat. The meadows contain Cornish moneywort (Sibthorpia europaea), a nationally scarce plant restricted to south-west Britain.
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