Hardwick Lodge Meadow Explained

Hardwick Lodge Meadow is a 10 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]}

This unimproved grassland on boulder clay has a rich variety of flora, including many rare in the county. Crested hair-grass and salad burnet are found in drier parts, and a marshy area next to a stream has common spotted-orchid and the only population in Northamptonshire of heath spotted-orchid.^[3]

There is access by a footpath which crosses the field.

References

52.324°N -0.777°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Hardwick Lodge Meadow . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Hardwick Lodge Meadow. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
3. Web site: Hardwick Lodge Meadow citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.