Dabble Bank
Dabble Bank is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km west of the village of Haswell and about 9 km east of the city of Durham.
| Dabble Bank | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dabble Bank SSSI, Co Durham | |
| Location | Easington, North East, England |
| Coordinates | 54°47′5″N 1°26′5″W |
| Area | 4.12 ha (10.2 acres) |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Map of site |
The site is important for its communities of nationally scarce grassland on Magnesian Limestone and in particular for its unusual location, in a small valley cut into the limestone plateau.[1]
A feature of the site is grassland characterised by downy oat-grass, Avenula pubescens, this being a vegetation type which nationally has a scattered distribution on lowland limestones and which is rare in County Durham. Among the species found is the pyramidal orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, which is rare in the county.[1]
References
- "Dabble Bank" (PDF). English Nature. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
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