Lingwood Meadows Explained

Lingwood Meadows
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:2.7 hectares
Notifydate:1993
Map: Magic Map

Lingwood Meadows is a 2.7hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Earl Stonham in Suffolk.[1] [2]

These ancient meadows are one of the few surviving examples of unimproved grassland in the county. They have diverse flora, and twenty grass species have been recorded with red fescue and Yorkshire fog dominant. Fifty-five other species include the nationally scarce sulphur clover.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.183°N 1.094°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.