Bugbrooke Meadows

Bugbrooke Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 671 587[1]
InterestBiological
Area10.1 hectares[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bugbrooke Meadows is a 10.1-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire.[1][2] One of the fields with an area of 1.7 hectares is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

These meadows on the bank of the River Nene which have not been treated with fertilisers, and they often flood in winter. They are probably unique in the county, and they have very diverse damp grassland flora such as jointed rush and greater pond sedge. There are ancient hedges which are important both historically and as a habitat for wildlife.[4]

There is access to the site from the Nene Way between Kislingbury and Nether Heyford, and by a footpath from Bugbrooke.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bugbrooke Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Bugbrooke Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Bugbrooke Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Bugbrooke Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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