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'''Houghton Meadows''' are managed as a [[nature reserve]] by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough]].<ref>[http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/reserves/reserve.php?reserveid=52 Wildlife Trust: Houghton Meadows]</ref> They lie east of the village of [[Houghton, Cambridgeshire|Houghton]] and south-west of [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]] in the county of [[Cambridgeshire]], along the banks of the [[River Great Ouse]], and have been designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>[http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002288 Natural England]</ref> |
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|area= 4.7 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |
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|notifydate= 1984<ref name=dsv/> |
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'''Houghton Meadows''' is a {{convert|4.7|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) between [[Houghton, Cambridgeshire|Houghton]] and [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]] in [[Cambridgeshire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002288&SiteName=houghton&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Houghton Meadows | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 11 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002288%27 |title=Map of Houghton Meadows|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 11 December 2016}}</ref> The SSSI covers three meadows south of Thicket Road; they are part of the {{convert|8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} Houghton Meadows nature reserve, which is owned and managed by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]], and which also includes Browns Meadow to the south.<ref name=WTBCN>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/houghton-meadows |title= Houghton Meadows |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date= 11 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/History%20Houghton%20Meadows%20by%20kind%20permission%20of%20Huntingdonshire%20Fauna%20Flora%20Society%202008.pdf|title=History of Houghton Meadows|publisher=Huntingdonshire Fauna and Flora Society|year=2008|access-date = 11 December 2016}}</ref> |
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Some of these fields are pasture and others are hay meadows, and they display [[ridge and furrow|ridges and furrows]] from medieval ploughing. They are a type of neutral grassland which is declining nationally. Flowers include [[Primula veris|cowslips]] and [[Rhinanthus minor|yellow-rattles]], and there are fauna such as [[Picus viridis|green woodpeckers]] and [[great crested newt]]s.<ref name=WTBCN/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002288.pdf|title= Houghton Meadows citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 11 December 2016|archive-date= 24 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024195203/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002288.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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There is access from the [[Ouse Valley Way]], which runs along Thicket Road. |
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== External links == |
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{{SSSIs Cambridgeshire}} |
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* [http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough website] |
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{{Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire}} |
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[[Category:Nature reserves in Cambridgeshire]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Cambridgeshire]] |
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire]] |
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[[Category:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire reserves]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 12 February 2024
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Cambridgeshire |
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| Grid reference | TL 293 716[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 4.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Houghton Meadows is a 4.7-hectare (12-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) between Houghton and St Ives in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] The SSSI covers three meadows south of Thicket Road; they are part of the 8-hectare (20-acre) Houghton Meadows nature reserve, which is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, and which also includes Browns Meadow to the south.[3][4]
Some of these fields are pasture and others are hay meadows, and they display ridges and furrows from medieval ploughing. They are a type of neutral grassland which is declining nationally. Flowers include cowslips and yellow-rattles, and there are fauna such as green woodpeckers and great crested newts.[3][5]
There is access from the Ouse Valley Way, which runs along Thicket Road.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Houghton Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Houghton Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Houghton Meadows". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "History of Houghton Meadows" (PDF). Huntingdonshire Fauna and Flora Society. 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Houghton Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2016.