Kingsthorpe Meadow Explained

Kingsthorpe Meadow
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SP 745 626
Location:	Northampton
Area:	14.4 hectares
Manager:	Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Kingsthorpe Meadow is a 14.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Northampton. It is owned by Northampton Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]}

This site on the Brampton arm of the River Nene is often flooded in the winter. There are hedges and ponds, together with areas of scrub. Birds include green woodpeckers, kestrels and snipe.^[3]

There is access from Mill Lane.^[1]

References

52.257°N -0.91°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kingsthorpe. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 22 January 2015 . 21 December 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Kingsthorpe. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 December 2016.
3. Web site: Kingsthorpe Meadow . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 21 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221235700/http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/kingsthorpe-meadow . 21 December 2016 . dead .