Gunton Meadow
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM538960 |
Area | 2 hectares |
Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Gunton Meadow is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) nature reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1]
Gunton Meadow was saved from development as a planning condition for the expansion of a local supermarket. It has scrub, a pond and grassland. There are five species of orchid including the common spotted and green-winged, and great crested newts in the pond.[1]
There is access from Leisure Way.
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References
- ^ a b "Gunton Meadow". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
52°30′11″N 1°44′17″E / 52.503°N 1.738°E / 52.503; 1.738
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