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Distillery Farm, Minety, Wiltshire
Acquisition of Distillery Meadow which consists of 27ha of unimproved neutral grasslands, designated SSSI. The type of habitat is extremely rare. The site supports a diverse flora such as Black Knapweed, Devils-bit-scabious, as well as the uncommon heath-spotted orchid, green-winged orchid and Dyers greenweed. it also supports a wide range of butterflies - Marsh Fritillary, Brown hairstreak and white-letter hairstreak.
Region
South West
Grant awarded
£45,000
Year awarded