Mickfield Meadow
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM143632 | — | Favourable | 1.85 | 2017-08-02 |
Birds & fish recorded
Birds
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| cuckoo | Unknown |
Description
Area, 1.72 ha. 4.25 ac. Description This site consists of a small meadow managed on traditional lines which supports a species rich unimproved neutral grassland flora of a type formerly widespread in Suffolk before the advent of modern farming methods. There is a good variety of grasses and herbs, including Fritillaries Fritillaria meleagris. The grass sward is species rich with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Timothy Phleum pratense and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus as the dominant grasses. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria is frequent together with other herb species including pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, cowslip Primula veris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. The meadow is noted for its population of Fritillaries which are frequent in the northern part of the meadow about 4,000 plants in 1979. They are increasing in number.
Species mentioned
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meadow foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis | LC | grass | poaceae |
| false oat grass | Arrhenatherum elatius | LC | grass | poaceae |
| cock's foot | Dactylis glomerata | LC | grass | poaceae |
| Yorkshire fog | Holcus lanatus | LC | grass | poaceae |
| timothy | Phleum pratense | LC | grass | poaceae |
| cuckoo-flower | Cardamine pratensis | LC | herb | brassicaceae |
| meadow sweet | Filipendula ulmaria | LC | herb | rosaceae |
| fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | Not listed in GB list | herb | liliaceae |
| meadow vetchling | Lathyrus pratensis | LC | herb | fabaceae |
| cowslip | Primula veris | LC | herb | primulaceae |
| pepper saxifrage | Silaum silaus | EN | herb | saxifragaceae |
| ragged-robin | Silene flos-cuculi | LC | herb | carophyllaceae |