Cornriggs Meadows
Map showing the location of Cornriggs Meadows
Map showing the location of Cornriggs Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationMAGiC MaP
Nearest town Stanhope
Coordinates54°46′10″N 2°14′24″W / 54.76944°N 2.24000°W / 54.76944; -2.24000
Area15.2 ha (38 acres)
Established1989
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteCornriggs Meadows SSSI

Cornriggs Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Weardale in north-west County Durham, England. It consists of a group of fields, located in the Wear valley, 1 km north-west of the village of Cowshill. Most of the fields are maintained as hay meadows by traditional farming methods.

Among a varied grassland flora, one field contains a large colony of a rare lady's mantle, Alchemilla acutiloba , which is endemic to Weardale and Teesdale. [1]

References

  1. "Cornriggs Meadows : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.


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