Meddon Green Local Nature Reserve
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Meddon Green is a 1.7 hectare (ha) Local Nature Reserve
, located at Meddon, near Bideford
in Devon, consists of culm grassland surrounded by hazel
coppice. The reserve is owned by Hartland Parish Council and was declared in 2007. The site contains many typical culm grassland plants including Southern Marsh Orchid and Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil.
Volunteers have cleared much willow scrub from the site prior to getting the site fenced and grazed (planned for 2009).
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
, located at Meddon, near Bideford
Bideford
Bideford is a small port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is also the main town of the Torridge local government district.-History:...
in Devon, consists of culm grassland surrounded by hazel
Hazel
The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins...
coppice. The reserve is owned by Hartland Parish Council and was declared in 2007. The site contains many typical culm grassland plants including Southern Marsh Orchid and Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil.
Volunteers have cleared much willow scrub from the site prior to getting the site fenced and grazed (planned for 2009).