 The slowly permeable clay soils are slightly calcareous in nature and this is reflected in elements of the flora.The site is characterised by the nationally rare Common Knapweed ("Centaurea nigra") and Crested Dog’s-tail ("Cynosurus cristatus") and dominant grasses include Sweet Vernal-grass ("Anthoxanthum odoratum"), Crested Dog’s-tail and Yorkshire Fog ("Holcus lanatus"), while Quaking Grass ("Briza media") and Yellow Oat-grass ("Trisetum flavescens") are also frequent.There is a high component of herb species throughout the meadows including Saw-wort ("Serratuta tinctoria"), Dyer’s Greenweed ("Genista tinctoria"), Common Knapweed, Pepper-saxifrage ("Silaum silaus"), Devil’s-bit Scabious ("Succisa pratensis"), Betony ("Stachys officinalis") and Spiny Restharrow ("Ononis spinosa").