Hardwick Lodge Meadow
Hardwick Lodge Meadow is a 10 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.[1][2]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | SP 834 702[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 10.0 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
This unimproved grassland on boulder clay has a rich variety of flora, including many rare in the county. Crested hair-grass and salad burnet are found in drier parts, and a marshy area next to a stream has common spotted-orchid and the only population in Northamptonshire of heath spotted-orchid.[3]
There is access by a footpath which crosses the field.
References
- "Designated Sites View: Hardwick Lodge Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Map of Hardwick Lodge Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Hardwick Lodge Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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