Major Farm Meadow

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Major Farm Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Major Farm, Braiseworth 2.jpg
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TM 120 724 [1]
InterestBiological
Area1.8 hectares [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Major Farm Meadow is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Eye in Suffolk. [1] [2]

This is one of the few surviving unimproved hay meadows in the county. It is damp grassland on boulder clay, with diverse flora and many molehills. Flowering plants include cowslip, twayblade and green-winged orchid, and there is a mature specimen of the rare black poplar. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Major Farm, Braiseworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Major Farm, Braiseworth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Major Farm, Braiseworth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

Coordinates: 52°18′32″N1°06′29″E / 52.309°N 1.108°E / 52.309; 1.108

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