North Curry Meadow
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Location within Somerset
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| Area of Search | Somerset |
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| Grid reference | ST330253 |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1.3 hectares (0.013 km2; 0.0050 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Natural England website | |
North Curry Meadow (grid reference ST330253) is a 1.3 hectare (3.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Curry, Somerset, England, notified in 1989.
North Curry Meadow is a traditionally-managed hay meadow which contains a rich variety of grasses and dicotyledonous herbs characteristic of ancient, semi-natural lowland grassland. The site contains a population of the nationally scarce Corky-fruited Water-dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides), indicative of a particular type of mesotrophic grassland community which occurs locally in South West England. There is a large population of Green-winged Orchids (Orchis morio) which is favoured by the late hay cut.[1]
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