Congrove Field and The Tumps
Protected area in Bath and North East Somerset, England
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Congrove Field and The Tumps is a (grid reference ST713698) is a 14.2 hectares (35 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on Lansdown Hill, north of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Somerset | |
 Location of Congrove Field and The Tumps. | |
| Area of search | Avon |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST713698 |
| Coordinates | 51.42647°N 2.41418°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 30.8 acres (0.125 km2; 0.0481 sq mi) |
| Notification date | 1991 |
| Natural England website | |
It is an area of calcareous grassland lying over Oolitic (Jurassic) Limestone covered by shallow, well-drained soils. The Tumps is above Congrove Field, and is believed to be the site of mining activities in the past. The grassland communities present are of the Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum) type showing elements of both the Meadow Oat-grass-wild thyme (Avenula pratensis)–(Thymus praecox) and the Knapweed-Rough Hawkbit (Centaurea nigra)–(Leontodon hispidus) variants.[3]
The Tumps is also the name of an elevated area of woodland and open grassland in the southern outskirts of Bath, north of the Odd Down Sports Ground.[4]
