Wilde Street Meadow

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Wilde Street Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Suffolk
Grid reference TL 710 790 [1]
InterestBiological
Area11.6 hectares [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
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Wilde Street Meadow is an 11.6-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Lakenheath and Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. [1] [2]

This site has a long history of traditional management, with low intensity summer grazing. It has areas of species-rich calcareous grassland, damp pasture, scrub and dykes. There is a large population of green-winged orchids. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Wilde Street Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Wilde Street Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wilde Street Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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