Purewell Meadows

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Purewell Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, covering 0.13 km². The county has 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. For arrivals by rail, Christchurch Station is about 1.2 km to the west. For more of the same, Christchurch Harbour and Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) are close by.

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