Fivehead Arable Fields (grid reference ST337224) is a 10.3 hectare (25.4 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset, notified in 1990.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST337224 |
| Coordinates | 50°59′50″N 2°56′46″W / 50.99716°N 2.94615°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 10.3 hectares (0.103 km2; 0.040 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1990 |
| Natural England website | |
This site has one of the most important assemblages of arable weeds in Britain, several of which are now nationally rare or scarce. There is a large population of the nationally rare Broad-fruited Cornsalad (Valerianella rimosa).[1]
References
edit- ^ "Fivehead Arable Fields" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 12 August 2006.