Kempley Daffodil Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Example of wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) in a meadow setting
Kempley Daffodil Meadow is located in Gloucestershire
Kempley Daffodil Meadow
Location within Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire
Grid referenceSO676301
Coordinates51°58′08″N 2°28′20″W / 51.968875°N 2.472297°W / 51.968875; -2.472297
InterestBiological
Area1.2hectare
Notification1986
Natural England website

Kempley Daffodil Meadow (grid reference SO676301) is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986.[1][2]

The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]

Location and regional interest

The site is one of a limited number of similar meadows and woods in the Dymock and Newent areas which support the flowering of wild daffodil. The meadows are unimproved neutral grassland.[1]

Dymock Woods is a nearby Site of Scientific Interest and supports flowering of wild daffodil, and there is a Daffodil Trail which incorporates a number of local nature reserves which support the conservation of the species.

Flora and conservation

Natural England, in its report of May 2011, reports the coverage and density of the flowering as being 75% of the whole field and between 40% and 60% cover. Other species recorded in the meadow are lesser celandine, common sorrel, cuckooflower and creeping buttercup. The presence of a significant number of bumblebees was noted.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. ^ a b "Forest of Dean District Council - Page unavailable". www.fdean.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ Natural England SSSI information on the Kempley Daffodil Meadow unit

SSSI Source

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Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
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