Swindale Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1] within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located in Shap Rural parish.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Cumbria | |
| Location | Cumbria |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | NY 512128 |
| Coordinates | 54°30′29″N 2°45′19″W / 54.508149°N 2.7551798°W |
| Area | 20.3 acres (0.08215 km2; 0.03172 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1985 |
Description
editThe protected area is made up of a series of hay meadows. The meadows have a high diversity of plants including great burnet, pignut, lady's-mantle, alpine lady's-mantle, mountain pansy, melancholy thistle and globeflower. In acidic marshy grassland, plant species include heath spotted-orchid and northern marsh-orchid. Common sundew and butterwort have also been recorded.[1]
A footpath follows the southern boundary of this protected area.[2]
Land within Swindale Meadows SSSI is owned by United Utilities.[3] The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has been involved in the management of Swindale Meadows SSSI.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Swindale and Forces Falls – wainwrightwalking.co.uk". Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Swindale Beck: a river restored". www.rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-25.