Forests & woodlands · North East England
Mere Beck Meadows
In or near Gilmonby.
Mere Beck Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mattew Hatton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Mere 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
Mere 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: Mere Beck Meadows SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cotherstone Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mere Beck Meadows, formerly known as Willoughby Hall Meadows, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England. It consists of three hay meadows, situated on the south side of Hury Reservoir, immediately below the Blackton Reservoir dam. The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, in a habitat that is becoming increasingly scarcer as a result of intensive agricultural practices. A wide variety of flowering plants is found, many in abundance, such as wood cranesbill, Geranium sylvaticum, meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata, melancholy thistle, Cirsium helenioides, and great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5631, -2.0764
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Postcode
- DL12 9UP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1989
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q14995490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mere Beck Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mere Beck Meadows?
- Mere Beck Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 9UP), in the parish of Cotherstone.
- What is Mere Beck Meadows?
- Mere Beck Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mere Beck Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 9UP.
- When was Mere Beck Meadows built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Mere Beck Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Mere Beck Meadows is part of the Mere Beck Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotherstone Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Mere Beck Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Mere Beck Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mere Beck Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 9UP. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.