Historic houses · North East England
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
Peter McDermott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham. It features diverse biological interest and is part of the North Pennines National Character Area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowlees and Friar House Meadows SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesdale Allotments SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Teesdale SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MOOR HOUSE-UPPER TEESDALE
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It consists of three traditionally-managed hay meadows in the valley of the River Tees immediately upstream of Low Force waterfall. The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, including some that are locally rare, in a habitat that is widely threatened by intensive agricultural practices.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6494, -2.1544
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Newbiggin
- Postcode
- DL12 0XF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1991
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4951086 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bowlees and Friar House Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Roman period native settlement
Archaeological sites · 0.3 km
Low Force
Memorials & monuments · 0.3 km
"Upper" Low Force
Waterfalls · 0.3 km
Sheep
Wildlife reserves · 0.4 km
Wynch Bridge
Historic bridges · 0.4 km
Bowlees
National landscapes (AONB) · 0.5 km
Molluscarium
Public art & sculpture · 0.6 km
Middle Force Waterfall
Waterfalls · 0.8 km
Summerhill Force
Waterfalls · 0.9 km
Gibson's Cave
Caves · 0.9 km
Hare Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.9 km
Barney Byre
Historic houses · 1.0 km
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Low Force
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Wynch Bridge
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Bowlees
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 0XF), in the parish of Newbiggin.
- What is Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Bowlees and Friar House Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 0XF.
- When was Bowlees and Friar House Meadows built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- Is Bowlees and Friar House Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is part of the Bowlees and Friar House Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Teesdale Allotments SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 0XF. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.