Long Lye Meadow (grid reference ST267119) is a 3.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Buckland St Mary in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, notified in 2002.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST267119 |
| Coordinates | 50°54′07″N 3°02′38″W / 50.90190°N 3.04377°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 3.3 hectares (0.033 km2; 0.013 sq mi) |
| Notification | 2002 |
| Natural England website | |
This site along with the adjoining Long Lye were considered to be under threat from a scheme to widen the A303.[1]
The neutral grassland component varies in character and herb richness. There is a strong population of green-winged orchid (Orchis morio), together with a few plants of common twayblade (Neottia ovata). In a few areas meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum) occurs.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Victory as Government backs down over Blackdown Hills". Friends of the Earth. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ^ "Long Lye Meadow" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 17 August 2006.