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Protected area in Cambridgeshire, England

Sawston Hall Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 491 490
Interest	Biological
Area	7.4 hectares
Notification	1982
Location map	Magic Map

Sawston Hall Meadows is a 7.4-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sawston in Cambridgeshire.

This site has spring fed peat meadows on chalk, a habitat formerly common but now rare. It has the nationally rare flower Selinum carvifolia, which is only found in Cambridgeshire. Drier grassland has a varied flora including spotted-orchid.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
"Map of Sawston Hall Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
"Sawston Hall Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

52°07′08″N 0°10′34″E / 52.119°N 0.176°E / 52.119; 0.176

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