Keynsham Humpy Tumps is a floristically rich acidic grassland site situated between the town of

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, and the River Avon, southeast of

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. The site is on a south-facing slope running alongside the

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railway line. It consists of open patches of grassland and bare rock, interspersed with blocks of scrub. It is the only site in Avon at which Upright Chickweed ''Moenchia erecta'', occurs. Other locally notable plant species found here include Annual Knawel, Sand Spurrey,Myles (2000) page 83 Subterranean Clover ''Trifolium subterraneus'' and Prickly Sedge ''Carex muricata'' ssp. ''lamprocarpa''. The site does not have any statutory conservation status, and is not managed for its biodiversity interest. Threats to its ecological value include the encroachment of scrub onto the

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areas, and damage from

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. Some parts are privately-owned, though a public path crosses from north to south. Most of the land is regularly landscaped, in connection with the motorcycle activities; the rare plants survive only in a narrow band along the north edge of the site.

References

Bibliography

* Myles, Sarah (2000) The Flora of the Bristol Region Humpy Tumps {{Somerset-geo-stub