| Bramford Meadows |
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| LNR Type: |
Rural |
| County: |
Suffolk |
Natural England
Regional Team:
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East of England |
| Year of Declaration: |
1995
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| Declaring Authority: |
Suffolk County Council
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| Area (Ha): |
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| Grid Reference: |
TM 128465
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| Location: |
Ship Lane, Bramford, Nr Ipswich. IP8
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| Owned by: |
Suffolk County Council
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| Managed by: |
Suffolk County Council
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| Link to site map: |
Click here to open the site map from the MAGIC web site.
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| How to get there: |
Take the Bramford Road (B1067) out of Ipswich, under the A14. Stay on the B road, under the railway bridge then immediately sharp left into the Picnic Site car park. The meadows are on either side of the road bridge.
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| Visitor facilities: |
The long distance Gipping Valley Path runs through the site as a hard surface path.
Leaflet, car parking, toilets and seasonal events. Fishing.
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| What to see: |
Low lying river grassland and scrub in a linear strip along the River Gipping. The meadows are crossed by wet ditches and the old course of the river.
Species found include slender ground hopper, great green bush cricket, brown argus, reed and sedge warblers and flowering rush.
The site is designated as a County Wildlife Site for ditch vegetation including water forget me not, marsh woundworth, water mint, brooklime and water figwort
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| Contacts for further information and how to get involved: |
Suffolk County Council
General enquiries: Tel 08456 066 067
Email countryside@suffolk.gov.uk,
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| Website address and other links: |
www.suffolk.gov.uk/assets/suffolk.gov.uk/Environment%20and%20Transport/Conservation%20and%20Preservation/exploresuffolkscountrysideleaflet.pdf
(leaflet)
alternatively try
www.suffolk.gov.uk and search for Bramford Meadows Local Nature Reserve
Last updated 26/03/13
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