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Shown within Somerset
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| Area of Search | Avon |
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| Grid reference | ST610562 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 9.8 hectares (0.098 km2; 0.038 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1987 |
| Natural England website | |
Long Dole Wood and Meadows SSSI (grid reference ST610562) is a 9.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Farrington Gurney in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1987.
The site is situated on the flood plain of a valley formed by a tributary of the Cam Brook and support two neutral grassland communities with a restricted British distribution. Two ancient woodland sites are also present. The site supports a strong breeding population of the Marsh Fritillary (Eurodryas aurinia).[1]