Easton Farm Meadow

Easton Farm Meadow is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Easton, west of Boxford in Berkshire.[1][2] It is in the North Wessex Downs.[3]

Easton Farm Meadow

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 418 721[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	1.6 hectares (4.0 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Geography

The site is lowland neutral grassland[4]

History

In the past the meadows around Easton Farm, were managed traditionally as 'floated' water meadows.[5]

Fauna

The site has the following animals[5]

Birds

• Snipe

Invertebrates

• Silis ruficollis
• Zicrona caerulea
• Subcoccinella 24-punctata
• Nemotelus pantherinus

Flora

The site has the following Flora:[5]

• Caltha palustris
• Eleocharis palustris
• Filipendula ulmaria
• Angelica sylvestris
• Cirsium palustre
• Galium uliginosum
• Lychnis flos-cuculi
• Holcus lanatus
• Valeriana dioica
• Carex panicea
• Carex nigra
• Iris pseudacorus
• Rumex hydrolapathum
• Carex acutiformis
• Carex paniculata
• Dactylorhiza praetermissa
• Dactylorhiza incarnata
• Blysmus compressus

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Easton Farm Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. "Map of Easton Farm Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
3. "Home | North Wessex Downs AONB". Northwessexdowns.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
4. "Easton Farm Meadow SSSI - GRASSLAND (001)". Natural england. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
5. "SITE NAME: EASTON FARM MEADOW" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-08.