Hatherton Flush

Hatherton Flush
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Hatherton Flush is located in Cheshire
Hatherton Flush
Location within Cheshire
LocationCheshire
Grid referenceSJ672483
Coordinates53°01′51″N 02°29′27″W / 53.03083°N 2.49083°W / 53.03083; -2.49083
InterestBiological
Area1.935 hectares (4.78 acres)
Notification18 October 1985[1]
Natural England website

Hatherton Flush is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by the River Weaver in Hatherton, near Wybunbury, Cheshire, England. It is protected for its variety of wetland plants. Species found at the site include the locally rare plants marsh helleborine, marsh lousewort and tubular water dropwort. Hatherton Flush is the largest example of this kind of flush in the county.[2][3] The site was assessed as being in an "unfavourable"/"recovering" condition in 2008.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NE_summ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hatherton Flush (PDF), Natural England, retrieved 14 March 2020
  3. ^ Cheshire Wildlife Trust, pp. 7, 22