Lingwood Meadows

Lingwood Meadows is a 2.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Earl Stonham in Suffolk.[1][2]

Lingwood Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 116 584[1]
InterestBiological
Area2.7 hectares[1]
Notification1993[1]
Location mapMagic Map

These ancient meadows are one of the few surviving examples of unimproved grassland in the county. They have diverse flora, and twenty grass species have been recorded with red fescue and Yorkshire fog dominant. Fifty-five other species include the nationally scarce sulphur clover.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Map of Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. "Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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