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St Dunstan's Farm Meadows

St Dunstan's Farm Meadows is a 10.2-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Heathfield in East Sussex.[1][2] It is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This site has three unimproved meadows which are traditionally managed. They are dominated by red fescue and common bent grass and other flora include sweet vernal-grass, pignut, sheep's sorrel and field woodrush.[4]

A footpath crosses one of the fields.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: St Dunstan's Farm Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of St Dunstan's Farm Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ Russell, Peter (July 2005). "Grassland Fungi and the Management History of St Dunstan's Farm". Field Mycology. 6 (3). doi:10.1016/S1468-1641(10)60317-9.
  4. ^ "St Dunstan's Farm Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

50°57′04″N 0°17′10″E / 50.951°N 0.286°E / 50.951; 0.286