Badgeworth SSSI, Gloucestershire

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Badgeworth SSSI (grid reference SO911206) is a 3.08 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.

It is one of only two sites in Britain where the Adder's-tongue Spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius) occurs; in Gloucestershire this species has acquired the name "Badgeworth buttercup" through its association with this site.

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English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 12 August 2006)

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English Nature website (SSSI information)

Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Summarised data for all sites (biological and geological) Ashleworth Ham \| Badgeworth \| Littledean Hall \| Strawberry Banks \| Sylvan House Barn Neighbouring areas: Avon \| Hereford and Worcester \| Oxfordshire \| Wiltshire