Boddington Meadow
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire |
| OS grid | SP 494 531 |
| Area | 2.3 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Boddington Meadow is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) nature reserve east of Upper Boddington in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]
This meadow has never been ploughed and it is managed in a traditional way to encourage uncommon plants, such as great burnet and pepper-saxifrage. There are amphibians including frogs and toads, and butterflies including meadow browns, orange-tips, peacocks, ringlets and small tortoiseshells.[1]
There is access from the west side of the Boddington Reservoir, between Upper Boddington and Byfield.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boddington Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
52°10′26″N 1°16′48″W / 52.174°N 1.28°W
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