National parks · North West England
Wet Sleddale Meadows
In or near Shap.
Wet Sleddale Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
Tim Leete — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn (Apr–Oct)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wet Sleddale 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wet Sleddale Meadows SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wet Sleddale Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within Lake District National Park.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
It is located in Cumbria, England, 3 km south of Shap village and 300 m northeast of Wet Sleddale Reservoir. Wet Sleddale Meadows is a hay meadow grassland that has a high diversity of plant species including oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), pignut (Conopodium majus) and three species of lady's-mantle (Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla xanthochlora and Alchemilla glabra). Dactylorhiza maculata and Succisa pratensis are also present. Part of the land area designated as Wet Sleddale Meadows is owned by United Utilities.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5011, -2.6903
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Shap Rural
- Postcode
- CA10 3NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q130735995 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wet Sleddale Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wet Sleddale Meadows?
- Wet Sleddale Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 3NE), in the parish of Shap Rural.
- What is Wet Sleddale Meadows?
- Wet Sleddale Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wet Sleddale Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode CA10 3NE.
- Is Wet Sleddale Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Wet Sleddale Meadows is part of the Wet Sleddale Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Wet Sleddale Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Wet Sleddale Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wet Sleddale Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 3NE. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.