Hardwick Lodge Meadow

Hardwick Lodge Meadow
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Northamptonshire
Grid reference	SP 834 702 [1]
Interest	Biological
Area	10.0 hectares [1]
Notification	1985 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

Last updated April 06, 2019

Hardwick Lodge Meadow is a 10 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.^[1]^[2]

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".

Wellingborough market town in Northamptonshire, England

Wellingborough is a large market town in the Wellingborough district in the county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 11 miles (18 km) from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain. Due to frequent flooding by the River Nene, the town was mostly built above the current level of the floodplain. Originally named "Wendelingburgh", the settlement was established in the Saxon period and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name of "Wendelburie". The town was granted a royal market charter in 1201, by King John of England.

Northamptonshire, archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015 it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by Northamptonshire County Council and by seven non-metropolitan district councils. It is known as "The Rose of the Shires".

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.

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References

1 2 3 4 "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.

Coordinates: 52°19′26″N0°46′37″W / 52.324°N 0.777°W / 52.324; -0.777

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[dsv-1] 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hardwick Lodge Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[map-2] "Map of Hardwick Lodge Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[3] "Hardwick Lodge Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.