Other places · North East England
Cornriggs Meadows
In or near Hunstanworth.
Cornriggs Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Cornriggs 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
Cornriggs Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, known for its biological interest. Visitors can explore the natural features and habitats that contribute to its designation as a protected area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cornriggs Meadows SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cornriggs Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Weardale in north-west County Durham, England. It consists of a group of fields, located in the Wear valley, 1 km north-west of the village of Cowshill. Most of the fields are maintained as hay meadows by traditional farming methods. Among a varied grassland flora, one field contains a large colony of a rare lady's mantle, Alchemilla acutiloba , which is endemic to Weardale and Teesdale.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7694, -2.2400
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 1AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1989
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5171889 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cornriggs Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cornriggs Meadows?
- Cornriggs Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 1AF), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Cornriggs Meadows?
- Cornriggs Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cornriggs Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode DL13 1AF.
- When was Cornriggs Meadows built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Cornriggs Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Cornriggs Meadows is part of the Cornriggs Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Cornriggs Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 1AF. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.