Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Suffolk |
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Grid reference | TM 303 798 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 1.3 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1987 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Metfield Meadow is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk. [1] [2] It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow. [3]
This meadow on a disused airfield is unimproved grassland, with a rich variety of flora on chalky boulder clay. There are many green-winged orchids, cowslips and pepper saxifrages. [4] The meadow is grazed by cattle or cut for hay to maintain the diversity of the wild flowers. [3]
There is access to the site from Nunn's Lane.