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词条 Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury
释义

  1. Location and use

  2. Flora

  3. Fauna

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox SSSI
|image=
|image_caption=Sea arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima)
|name=Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury
|aos=Gloucestershire
|interest=Biological
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|ST542929}}
|coordinates = {{coord|51.633488|-2.662415|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|area=27.03 hectare
|notifydate=1985
|enref=1001367
}}Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury ({{gbmapping|ST542929}}) is a {{convert|27.03|ha|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985.[1][2]

The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]

Location and use

The fields are in the Forest of Dean, near Sedbury, and are brackish pasture which overlies alluvia soil. They lie adjacent to the lower, tidal part of the River Wye, and are unique in Gloucestershire. The area is made up of a collection of fields which are crossed by rhines and water-filled ditches. This pastureland, which is flooded by spring tides (the Wye being a tidal river), is traditionally grazed in the summer months.[1]

Flora

Mud rush, meadow barley, red fescue, marsh foxtail and the nationally rare bulbous foxtail flourish in the pasture. There is a variety of saltmarsh plants such as sea arrowgrass, sea milkwort, sea aster, greater sea-spurrey, and lesser sea-spurrey. The rare narrow-leaved marsh dandelions (Taraxacum palustre and T. anglicum) are also recorded. Where areas become marshy grassland other species are found. The drainage ditches support a separate range of plants. The brackish water-crowfoot (Ranunculus baudotii) may be found at the boundaries of some of the fields.[1]

Fauna

Redshank and lapwing breed on the site. Several species of damselfly flourish along the draining ditches include the azure damselfly.[1]

References

1. ^Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. ^Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest
3. ^Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites

External links

  • Natural England (SSSI information)
  • Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  • Natural England SSSI information on the Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury units
{{SSSIs Gloucs biological}}{{England-SSSI-stub}}

3 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire|Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1985|Forest of Dean

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