Charity Land is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Sedgefield district of County Durham, England. It covers an area on both banks of the River Skerne, just to the north-east of the village of Trimdon.
| Charity Land | |
|---|---|
  Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | MAGiC MaP |
| Nearest town | Sedgefield |
| Coordinates | 54°42′16″N 1°25′8″W / 54.70444°N 1.41889°W |
| Area | 5.84 ha (14.4 acres) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Charity Land SSSI |
The habitat of the site is unimproved neutral grassland, underlain by magnesian limestone. Once widespread on the limestone plateau of eastern Durham, such grasslands have mostly been destroyed by modern agricultural practices, the few remaining areas being small and highly fragmented. Charity Land is important as one of the few remaining examples of this habitat. [1]
The fields are dominated by grass species, but a variety of grassland forbs are present.
References
edit- ^ "Charity Land : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.