Wildlife reserves · East of England
Winks Meadow
Winks Meadow — Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Halesworth · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Winks Meadow is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve". Coordinates: 52.3682°, 1.3823°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Metfield Meadow SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Metfield Meadow is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow. This meadow on a disused airfield is unimproved grassland, with a rich variety of flora on chalky boulder clay. There are many green-winged orchids, cowslips and pepper saxifrages. The meadow is grazed by cattle or cut for hay to maintain the diversity of the wild flowers. There is access to the site from Nunn's Lane.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.3682, 1.3823
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Mid Suffolk
- Parish
- Metfield
- Postcode
- IP20 0JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Halesworth — 8.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q8025496 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Metfield Meadow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Winks Meadow 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winks Meadow?
- Winks Meadow is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP20 0JZ), in the parish of Metfield.
- Who runs Winks Meadow?
- Winks Meadow is operated by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
- Is Winks Meadow a listed building?
- Winks Meadow is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Winks Meadow a protected site?
- Yes — Winks Meadow is part of the Metfield Meadow SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Winks Meadow free to visit?
- Yes, Winks Meadow is free to enter.
- How do I get to Winks Meadow?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP20 0JZ. It sits within the Waveney Valley parliamentary constituency.