Chettisham Meadow Explained

Chettisham Meadow is a 0.7hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Chettisham, north of Ely in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]} It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[3]

The site is grassland on calcareous clay, and evidence survives of ridge and furrow medieval farming. Flowering plants include adder's tongue, cowslip and the uncommon green-winged orchid.^[4]

There is access from Church Farm on the road called The Hamlet, by a track which crosses the A10, and curves to meet the track called The Balk. A footpath from the point where the two tracks meet leads to the reserve entrance.

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52.423°N 0.265°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chettisham Meadow . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 November 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Chettisham Meadow. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 November 2016.
3. Web site: Chettisham Meadow . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 14 November 2016.
4. Web site: Chettisham Meadow citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222914/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002126.pdf. 3 March 2016.