Stanley Bank Meadow
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Merseyside |
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Grid reference | SJ535972 |
Coordinates | 53°28′01″N 2°43′01″W / 53.467°N 2.717°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 14.9 hectares, 36.8 acres (149,000 m2) |
Notification | 1986 |
Natural England website |
Stanley Bank Meadow is a 14.9-hectare (37-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest situated 2.8km north-east of St Helens. The site was notified in 1988 due to its biological features which is predominantly damp unimproved neutral grassland, which is a rare habitat in Merseyside.[1][2] It is also part of a larger area which is a Local Nature Reserve called Stanley Bank.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stanley Bank Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
- ^ "Map of Stanley Bank Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
- ^ "Stanley Bank". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- ^ "Map of Stanley Bank". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.