Vicarage Meadows

Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales

Vicarage Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Abergwesyn, Powys, Wales.

The 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) site, located close to the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve,[1] has unimproved acid grassland on which grow the small-white orchid, the fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), the Greater Butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) and the Wood Bitter-vetch (Vicia orobus).[2] The site is grazed by Exmoor ponies.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Vicarage Meadows Nature Reserve". Brecknock Wildlife Trust.
  2. ^ Vicarage Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest - 'Your Special Site and its Future'. Countryside Council for Wales.

External links

  • Vicarage Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest - 'Your Special Site and its Future', Countryside Council for Wales
  • Brecknock Wildlife Trust - Vicarage Meadows Nature Reserve
  • NBN gateway for Vicarage Meadows, National Biodiversity Network

52°09′36″N 3°41′00″W / 52.15988°N 3.68325°W / 52.15988; -3.68325


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