Martins' Meadows

Monewden Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 227 571
Interest	Biological
Area	3.7 hectares
Notification	1983
Location map	Magic Map

Monewden Meadows is a 3.7-hectare (9.1-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Monewden in Suffolk.^[1]^[2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] and it is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Martins' Meadows.^[4]

The site consists of three unimproved fields described as a "species-rich lowland meadow" classified as type MG5.^[5] It is described as the best remaining area of clay or neutral lowland meadow remaining in Suffolk.^[6] Floral species include snake's-head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), early purple orchid (Orchis mascula), green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio), pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), common twayblade (Listera ovata), meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale), adder's-tongue fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum), pepper saxifrage (Silaum silaus) and rim lichen (Lecanora pulicaris).^[6] Notable fauna includes great-crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and barn owl (Tyto alba).

There is access from the road between Monewden and Clopton.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Monewden Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ "Map of Monewden Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
^ Martins' Meadows, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
^ Monewden Meadows - Unit 1, SSSI unit information, Natural England, 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
^ ^a ^b Monewden Meadows, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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