Ratlake Meadows

Ratlake Meadows is a 4.2-hectare (10-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chandler's Ford in Hampshire.[1][2]

Ratlake Meadows

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 414 236[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	4.2 hectares (10 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

These unimproved meadows on London Clay are recorded back to the sixteenth century and are probably much older. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass, heath grass, tufted hairgrass and Yorkshire fog, and have a rich variety of herbs. Invertebrates include the rare bush cricket, long-winged conehead.[3]

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Ratlake Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "Map of Ratlake Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. "Ratlake Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2020.