Briff Lane Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Briff Lane Meadows is located in Berkshire
Briff Lane Meadows
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 544 702[1]
Coordinates51°25′41″N 1°13′12″W / 51.428°N 1.220°W / 51.428; -1.220
InterestBiological
Area8.9 hectares (22 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Briff Lane Meadows is a 8.9-hectare (22-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Thatcham in Berkshire.[1][2]

These meadows have unimproved traditionally managed grassland, a small stream, blackthorn dominated scrub, belts of woodland along the field edges and hedges. Most of the site is poorly drained and seasonally waterlogged, but there are dry areas which have large populations of cowslip, heath-grass, devil's-bit scabious and dyer's greenweed.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Briff Lane Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Briff Lane Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Briff Lane Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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