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Pakenham Meadows

Pakenham Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Map
Location of Pakenham Meadows.
Area of searchSuffolk
Grid referenceTL 934 686[1]
InterestBiological
Area5.8 hectares[1]
Notification date1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Pakenham Meadows is a 5.8-hectare (14-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Pakenham in Suffolk.[1][2]

This unimproved and poorly drained meadow has a variety of soil types from loam to peat, and the vegetation types are correspondingly diverse. The herb-rich grassland has yellow rattle, bugle, fen bedstraw, oxe-eye daisy, ragged robin and southern marsh orchid.[3]

A public footpath from Fen Road goes through the site.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Pakenham Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Map of Pakenham Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Pakenham Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

52°16′55″N 0°50′02″E / 52.282°N 0.834°E / 52.282; 0.834