Pakenham Meadows

Pakenham Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 934 686[1]
InterestBiological
Area5.8 hectares[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Pakenham Meadows is a 5.8-hectare (14-acre) 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Pakenham Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Pakenham Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Pakenham Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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