Metfield Meadow Explained

Metfield Meadow
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:1.3 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Metfield Meadow is a 1.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk.[1] [2] It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow.[3]

This meadow on a disused airfield is unimproved grassland, with a rich variety of flora on chalky boulder clay. There are many green-winged orchids, cowslips and pepper saxifrages.[4] The meadow is grazed by cattle or cut for hay to maintain the diversity of the wild flowers.[3]

There is access to the site from Nunn's Lane.

References

52.368°N 1.381°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Metfield Meadow . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Metfield Meadow. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Winks Meadow . Suffolk Wildlife Trust . 15 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Metfield Meadow citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 15 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054641/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000948.pdf . 4 March 2016 .