Box Farm Meadows SSSI, Nailsworth

Name: Box Farm Meadows SSSI
Address: Nailsworth, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Nailsworth

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Facts and practical information

Box Farm Meadows is a 8.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. This was formerly known as Balls Green Pastures. The reserve is situated at the southern edge of Box village and one mile east of Nailsworth. ()

Coordinates: 51°41'47"N, 2°11'46"W

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Nailsworth United Kingdom

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Day trips

Box Farm Meadows SSSI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Egypt Mill, Avening Valley, Minchinhampton Common, Longstone of Minchinhampton.

1 miW
Watermill
Egypt Mill, Nailsworth
27 min walk • Egypt Mill is a Grade II* listed building and a former mill located in Nailsworth, a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.
1.4 miSE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Avening Valley, Cotswold Water Park
36 min walk • The Avening Valley is located in the South Cotswolds in England, running roughly east from Nailsworth and through the village of Avening. During the 17th century the cloth industry developed in the Avening Valley, with mills powered by the Avening Stream.
1.1 miNW
Park
Minchinhampton Common, Cotswold Water Park
28 min walk • Minchinhampton Common is a 182.7-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1972. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust. The common is one of the largest grassland commons in the Cotswold area. It is south of Rodborough Common SSSI.
1.2 miE
Archaeological site
Longstone of Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park
31 min walk • The Longstone of Minchinhampton is a standing stone on Minchinhampton Common, Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, England. The stone is clearly visible in a field accessible via the southeast road out of the village. The stone is 7.5 feet high, made of limestone and has natural holes in it.
0.7 miNE
Town
Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park
19 min walk • Minchinhampton is an ancient Cotswolds market town, on a hilltop 4 miles south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Its common offers wide views over the Severn Estuary into Wales and further into the Cotswolds.
1.6 miNW
Locality
Neu-Lindsey Nature Reserve, Cotswold Water Park
42 min walk • Neu-Lindsey Nature Reserve is a 0.4-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 as a Key Wildlife Site.