Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Cribb's Meadow
Cribb's Meadow — nature reserve in Leicestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station · 8.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cribb's Meadow is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7590°, -0.6690°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cribb's Lodge Meadows SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: CRIBBS MEADOW
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cribb's Meadow is a 4.2-hectare (10-acre) nature reserve east of Wymondham in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, and is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest under the name Cribb's Lodge Meadows. It is also a National Nature Reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. The embankment of a disused railway runs through this ridge and furrow neutral meadow on boulder clay. The diverse flora includes adder's tongue fern, pepper saxifrage, hayrattle and green-winged orchid. There is access from Fosse Lane, and a footpath runs through the southern end.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7590, -0.6690
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Melton
- Parish
- Wymondham
- Postcode
- LE14 2BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station — 8.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q39060484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cribb's Meadow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cribb's Meadow path along former railway line.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cribb's Meadow?
- Cribb's Meadow is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE14 2BP), in the parish of Wymondham.
- Is Cribb's Meadow a listed building?
- Cribb's Meadow is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Cribb's Meadow a protected site?
- Yes — Cribb's Meadow is part of the Cribb's Lodge Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the CRIBBS MEADOW National Nature Reserve.
- Is Cribb's Meadow free to visit?
- Yes, Cribb's Meadow is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cribb's Meadow?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE14 2BP. It sits within the Melton and Syston parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Cribb's Meadow?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.