Tailby Meadow
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationDesborough, Northamptonshire
OS gridSP 815 827
Area4.9 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Tailby Meadow is a 4.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Desborough in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Kettering Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1][2]

Artificial fertilisers have never been used on this hay meadow, and it has not been ploughed for several hundred years. There are fifteen species of grass and diverse wild flowers, including black knapweed, lady's bedstraw and lady's smock, which is a food source for the orange tip butterfly.[3]

The site can be accessed from the leisure centre off The Broadlands.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tailby Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Tailby Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Tailby Meadow Local Nature Reserve" (PDF). Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

52°26′10″N 0°48′11″W / 52.436°N 0.803°W / 52.436; -0.803

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