Wildlife reserves · North East England
Grains o' th' Beck Meadows
In or near Helbeck.
Grains o' th' Beck Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Grains o' th' Beck 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
Grains o' th' Beck Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, specifically in Teesdale. It is recognized for its biological interest and features a variety of natural habitats.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lune Forest SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Grains O' Th' Beck Meadows SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grains o' th' Beck Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists of three traditionally-managed hay meadows in Upper Lunedale, on the north bank of the River Lune, a little under 6 km upstream of the Selset Reservoir dam. The site is enclosed by the Lune Forest SSSI. 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. Each of the fields includes areas that are regularly cut for hay, steep banks that are left uncut, and areas of impeded drainage, which together contain a diversity of species. Alpine bistort, Polygonum viviparum, which is rare in the Pennines, is found on the steep banks, and marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris, is abundant in the wetter patches.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5836, -2.1989
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Lunedale
- Postcode
- DL12 0PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1989
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5593536 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grains o' th' Beck Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grains o' th' Beck Meadows?
- Grains o' th' Beck Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 0PB), in the parish of Lunedale.
- What is Grains o' th' Beck Meadows?
- Grains o' th' Beck Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Grains o' th' Beck Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 0PB.
- When was Grains o' th' Beck Meadows built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Grains o' th' Beck Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Grains o' th' Beck Meadows is part of the Lune Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Grains O' Th' Beck Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Grains o' th' Beck Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Grains o' th' Beck Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Grains o' th' Beck Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 0PB. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Grains o' th' Beck Meadows?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.