- Mere Beck Meadows
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Mere Beck Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest Country England Region North East District Teesdale Location NY951186 - coordinates 54°33′47″N 2°4′35″W / 54.56306°N 2.07639°W Area 6.6 ha (16.3 acres) Notification 1989 Management Natural England Area of Search County Durham Interest Biological 
Location of Mere Beck Meadows SSSI, Co DurhamWebsite: Map of site Mere Beck Meadows, formerly known as Willoughby Hall Meadows, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England. It consists of three hay meadows, situated on the south side of Hury Reservoir, immediately below the Blackton Reservoir dam.
The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, in a habitat that is becoming increasingly scarcer as a result of intensive agricultural practices. A wide variety of flowering plants is found, many in abundance, such as wood cranesbill, Geranium sylvaticum, meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata, melancholy thistle, Cirsium helenioides, and great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis.[1]
References
- ^ "Mere Beck Meadows". English Nature. 1989. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005508.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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