Boddington Meadow Explained

Boddington Meadow
Type:Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:SP 494 531
Location:Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire
Area:2.3 hectares
Manager:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Boddington Meadow is a 2.3hectare nature reserve east of Upper Boddington in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

This meadow has never been ploughed and it is managed in a traditional way to encourage uncommon plants, such as great burnet and pepper-saxifrage. There are amphibians including frogs and toads, and butterflies including meadow browns, orange-tips, peacocks, ringlets and small tortoiseshells.[1]

There is access from the west side of the Boddington Reservoir, between Upper Boddington and Byfield.

References

52.174°N -1.28°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boddington Meadow . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 26 February 2017.