St. Catherine's Valley

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

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.

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[edit]

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

Sources[edit]

51°27′03″N 2°20′48″W / 51.45097°N 2.34677°W / 51.45097; -2.34677