Congrove Field and The Tumps
Protected area in Bath and North East Somerset, England
51°25′35″N 2°24′51″W / 51.42647°N 2.41418°W / 51.42647; -2.41418
Congrove Field and The Tumps is a (grid reference ST713698) is a 14.2 hectares (35 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on Lansdown Hill, north of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991.[1][2]
It is an area of calcareous grassland lying over Oolitic (Jurassic) Limestone covered by shallow, well-drained soils. The Tumps is above Congrove Field, and is believed to be the site of mining activities in the past. The grassland communities present are of the Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum) type showing elements of both the Meadow Oat-grass-wild thyme (Avenula pratensis)–(Thymus praecox) and the Knapweed-Rough Hawkbit (Centaurea nigra)–(Leontodon hispidus) variants.[3]
The Tumps is also the name of an elevated area of woodland and open grassland in the southern outskirts of Bath, north of the Odd Down Sports Ground.[4]
References
- ^ "Congrove Field and The Tumps SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Congrove Field and The Tumps SSSI". MAGIC. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Congrove Field and the Tumps, Lansdown" (PDF). SSSI citation sheet. English Nature. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ https://www.bathscape.co.uk/place/the-tumps/ Bathscape Project. Retrieved 31 March 2024
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