Tailby Meadow

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Tailby Meadow
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationDesborough, Northamptonshire
OS grid SP 815 827
Area4.9 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Tailby Meadow is a 4.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Desborough in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Kettering Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [1] [2]

Desborough town in Northamptonshire, England

Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England, located in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. The town was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century, and has a long association with the Co-operative movement. Modern Desborough is a residential centre, with new homes and industry being developed to the north of the old town.

Northamptonshire County 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".

Kettering Borough Council

Kettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. Having retained control in the 2015 local elections, the Council is currently led by Cllr. Russell Roberts.

Artificial fertilisers have never been used on this hay meadow, and it has not been ploughed for several hundred years. There are fifteen species of grass and diverse wild flowers, including black knapweed, lady's bedstraw and lady's smock, which is a food source for the orange tip butterfly. [3]

<i>Cardamine pratensis</i> species of plant

Cardamine pratensis, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. The specific name pratensis is Latin for "meadow."

<i>Anthocharis cardamines</i> species of insect

Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains 1100 species of butterfly. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic) The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines' common name.

The site can be accessed from the leisure centre off The Broadlands.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tailby Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Tailby Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Tailby Meadow Local Nature Reserve" (PDF). Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

Coordinates: 52°26′10″N0°48′11″W / 52.436°N 0.803°W / 52.436; -0.803

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