St. Catherine's Valley

St. Catherine's Valley (grid reference ST760725) is a 156.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest southwest of the village of Marshfield, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1997.

St. Catherine's Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationAvon
Grid referenceST760725
InterestBiological
Area156.1 hectare
Notification1997
Location mapEnglish Nature

At the Marshfield end of the valley, a large naturalised population of Dragon's Teeth (Tetragonolobus maritimus), a species not native to Britain, is present; it was first found by Rev. E. Ellman in 1927.[1]

References
  1. Myles, Sarah L. (2000) The Flora of the Bristol Region ISBN 1-874357-18-8 pages 32-33 and 137

Sources

51.45097°N 2.34677°W / 51.45097; -2.34677


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.