Trench Meadows
From BaildonWiki
Trench Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) off Higher Coach Road next to Loadpit Beck it is not far from Shipley Glen
The site contains 4.7 hectares of lowland meadow – a nationally rare habitat.
The grasses red fescue, sweet vernal-grass and crested dog's-tail and herb black knapweed and bird's-foot trefoil can be found in the neutral grassland.
Devil’s Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) also indicates the importance of this species-rich grassland.
The site is managed by grazing.
You can find more of the scientific details of the site on the Natural England website. A Google search for SSI Trench Meadows should work or you can try this link.
