Mickfield Meadow

Mickfield Meadow is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Mickfield in Suffolk.[1][2] It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[3]

Mickfield Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 143 632[1]
InterestBiological
Area1.9 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Fertilisers and herbicides have never been used on this meadow, and as a result it has a rich variety of flora, including fritillary. The dominant grasses are meadow foxtail, cocksfoot, false oat-grass, timothy and Yorkshire fog.[4]

There is access by walking along a field margin from Brook Lane.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Mickfield Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Map of Mickfield Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "Mickfield Meadow". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. "Mickfield Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

52.225°N 1.136°E / 52.225; 1.136

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