Pakenham Meadows Explained

Pakenham Meadows
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	5.8 hectares
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Pakenham Meadows is a 5.8hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Pakenham in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]}

This unimproved and poorly drained meadow has a variety of soil types from loam to peat, and the vegetation types are correspondingly diverse. The herb-rich grassland has yellow rattle, bugle, fen bedstraw, oxe-eye daisy, ragged robin and southern marsh orchid.^[3]

A public footpath from Fen Road goes through the site.

References

52.282°N 0.834°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Pakenham Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 July 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Pakenham Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 July 2017.
3. Web site: Pakenham Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 July 2017.