Boddington Meadow

Boddington Meadow is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) nature reserve east of Upper Boddington in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

Boddington Meadow
TypeNature reserve
LocationUpper Boddington, Northamptonshire
OS gridSP 494 531
Area2.3 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

This meadow has never been ploughed and it is managed in a traditional way to encourage uncommon plants, such as great burnet and pepper-saxifrage. There are amphibians including frogs and toads, and butterflies including meadow browns, orange-tips, peacocks, ringlets and small tortoiseshells.[1]

There is access from the west side of the Boddington Reservoir, between Upper Boddington and Byfield.

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References
  1. "Boddington Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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