Cribb's Meadow

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Cribb's Meadow
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cribb's Meadow path along former railway line.jpg
Path along the disused railway embankment which runs through Cribb's Meadow
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 899 188[1]
InterestBiological
Area4.2 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Cribb's Meadow is a 4.2 hectare nature reserve east of Wymondham in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, and is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest under the name Cribb's Lodge Meadows.[1][2][3] It is also a National Nature Reserve[4] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[5]

The embankment of a disused railway runs through this ridge and furrow neutral meadow on boulder clay. The diverse flora includes adder's tongue fern, pepper saxifrage, hayrattle and green-winged orchid.[6]

There is access from Fosse Lane, and a footpath runs through the southern end.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Cribb's Lodge Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Cribb's Lodge Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Cribb's Meadow". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Cribb's Meadow". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  6. ^ "Cribb's Lodge Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

Coordinates: 52°45′32″N 0°40′08″W / 52.759°N 0.669°W / 52.759; -0.669

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