Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 52.2002, 1.2025

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Condition (Natural England)

Unfavourable Recovering (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
TM189606 — Unfavourable Recovering 2.41 2015-08-04

Geology & landscape

Landscape processes: Fluvial

Birds & fish recorded

Birds

SpeciesSeason
cuckoo Unknown

Description

Description This site consists of a small unimproved species rich meadow situated in a valley bottom on heavy alluvial soils. The meadow supports the largest and best known population of snakes head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris in East Anglia, a plant which is rare and which has a limited national distribution. The grass sward contains a mixture of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis with a good variety of herbs typical of alluvial meadows. These include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, cowslip Primula veris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi.

Species mentioned

English name
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creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera LC grass poaceae
meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis LC grass poaceae
crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus LC grass poaceae
red fescue Festuca rubra LC grass poaceae
Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus LC grass poaceae
rough meadow grass Poa trivialis LC grass poaceae
cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis LC herb brassicaceae
meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria LC herb rosaceae
fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Not listed in GB list herb liliaceae
cowslip Primula veris LC herb primulaceae
ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi LC herb carophyllaceae