Nottingham Park Serpentine Barrens Recognized As NNL

Nottingham Park Serpentine Barrens in Chester County, Pennsylvania, has been named a National Natural Landmark (NNL).

The barrens support unique vegetation communities that contain many rare and endemic species, including one of the northernmost occurrences of fame flower. The site also has one of the state’s largest stands of pitch pine forest.

Since 1962, the National Natural Landmarks program has supported the cooperative conservation of important natural areas on private, state, municipal, and Federal land. The decision to participate in the program is completely voluntary and inclusion in the program does not dictate activity or change the ownership of an area