Grassington Hospital Grounds

Meadow in Grassington Hospital Grounds

Grassington Hospital Grounds is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] within Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is located 1.2km east of the town of Grassington. Grassington Hospital was built in 1919 and closed in 1984. In 1996 some of the hospital buildings were converted to residential buildings.[3] This protected area includes hay meadows within the old hospital site that are some of the best examples of herb-rich neutral grassland within Yorkshire Dales National Park.[4]

The Upper Wharfdale Field Society visited this protected area in 2025,[5] logging the presence of a diverse range of plants.

Biology

Plant species in the meadows include great burnet, common knapweed, oxeye daisy, rough hawkbit, cat's-ear, field wood-rush, melancholy thistle, sneezewort and wood anemone. In wet seepage zones, plant species include marsh valerian, devil's-bit scabious, marsh ragwort, water avens, meadowsweet and bugle.[1]

Management

Past management of this land has involved no input of nutrients and no grazing.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. ^ "Grassington Hospital Grounds". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ "Grassington Hospital". High Royds Hospital Digital Archive. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ "Grassington Meadows, Wharfedale - Dales Wildflower Meadows - Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust". www.ydmt.org. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ^ Botany Group (2025-06-16). "UWFS Botany Group visit to the Grassington Hospital Grounds 10 June 2025". Upper Wharfedale Field Society. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

54°04′03″N 1°58′39″W / 54.0675°N 1.9775°W / 54.0675; -1.9775

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