Southfield Farm Marsh

Southfield Farm Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 884 758[1]
InterestBiological
Area8.6 hectares[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Southfield Farm Marsh is an 8.6-hectare (21-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kettering in Northamptonshire.[1][2] An area of 2.8 hectares is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

The wetland has tall plants such as lesser pond-sedge and slender tufted-sedge, which provides cover for reed buntings and sedge warblers. Mammals include otters, and there are birds such as red kites and buzzards. Purple loosestrife is found in grassland areas.[3]

There is access to the nature reserve by a footpath from Polwell Lane, but the rest of the site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Southfield Farm Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Southfield Farm Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Southfield Farm Marsh". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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