Southfield Farm Marsh Explained

Southfield Farm Marsh is an 8.6hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kettering in Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]} An area of 2.8 hectares is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[3]

The wetland has tall plants such as lesser pond-sedge and slender tufted-sedge, which provides cover for reed buntings and sedge warblers. Mammals include otters, and there are birds such as red kites and buzzards. Purple loosestrife is found in grassland areas.^[3]

There is access to the nature reserve by a footpath from Polwell Lane, but the rest of the site is private land with no public access.

References

52.374°N -0.702°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Southfield Farm Marsh . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Southfield Farm Marsh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 April 2017.
3. Web site: Southfield Farm Marsh . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 17 April 2017.