Far High House Meadows
54°44′23″N 2°15′3″W / 54.73972°N 2.25083°W / 54.73972; -2.25083
Far High House Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Weardale in west County Durham, England. It consists of three fields, located just south of Burnhope Reservoir, some 3 km west of the village of Ireshopeburn. Two of the fields are maintained as northern hay meadows by traditional farming methods, without re-seeding or the application of artificial fertilisers; the third is grazed as pasture.
The hay fields are dominated by common bent, Agrostis capillaris, and sweet vernal-grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, and support a diversity of forbs, among which globe-flower, Trollius europaeus, and marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris, are well represented, with early-purple orchid, Orchis mascula, among the species present in the wetter areas.
The pasture is a mix of acidic upland grassland, dry grassland and flushes, the last dominated by rushes and sedges. [1]
References
- ^ "Far High House Meadows : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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- Baldersdale Woodlands
- Bishop Middleham Quarry
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- Bowes Moor
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- Cornriggs Meadows
- Cotherstone Moor
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- Dabble Bank
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- Durham Coast
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- Fishburn Grassland
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- Hannah's Meadows
- Hawthorn Dene
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- Hulam Fen
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- Kilmond Scar
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- Park End Wood
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- Railway Stell West
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- Redcar Field
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- Rogerley Quarry
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- The Carrs
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- West Park Meadows
- West Rigg Open Cutting
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- Wingate Quarry
- Witton-le-Wear
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- Cleveland
- Northumberland
- Tyne and Wear
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