 The meadow was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971.Part of the site has been designated a national nature reserve.The site includes for many types of grasses, such as red fescue ("Festuca rubra"), perennial rye grass ("Lolium perenne"), meadow foxtail ("Alopecurus pratensis"), crested dog's tail ("Cynosurus cristatus"), yellow oatgrass ("Trisetum flavescens"), meadow brome ("Bromus commutatus"), and meadow barley ("Hordeum brachyantherum").