Cransford Meadow

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Cransford Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cransford Meadow 1.jpg
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TM 322 640 [1]
InterestBiological
Area4.6 hectares [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Cransford Meadow is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Cransford in Suffolk. [1] [2]

This unimproved grassland site has a rich variety of flora. There are grasses such as creeping bent, meadow foxtail, sweet vernal-grass, crested dog's tail, perennial rye-grass and rough-stalked meadow-grass. It is one of only two sites in the county for ladies mantle Alchemilla filicaulis vestita .

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Cransford Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Cransford Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

Coordinates: 52°13′30″N1°23′53″E / 52.225°N 1.398°E / 52.225; 1.398

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