Easton Farm Meadow

51°26′46″N 1°24′00″W / 51.446°N 1.400°W / 51.446; -1.400InterestBiologicalArea1.6 hectares (4.0 acres)^[1]Notification1985^[1]Location mapMagic 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.^[1][2] It is in the North Wessex Downs.^[3]

The site is lowland neutral grassland^[4] In the past the meadows around Easton Farm were managed traditionally as 'floated' water meadows.^[5]

Fauna

The site has the following animals^[5]

Birds

• Snipe

Invertebrates

• Silis ruficollis
• Zicrona caerulea
• Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata
• Nemotelus pantherinus

Flora

The site has the following Flora:^[5]

• 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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Easton Farm Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. ^ "Map of Easton Farm Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
3. ^ "Home | North Wessex Downs AONB". Northwessexdowns.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
4. ^ "Easton Farm Meadow SSSI - GRASSLAND (001)". Natural england. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "SITE NAME: EASTON FARM MEADOW" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2017.