Tailby Meadow facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tailby Meadow |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Desborough, Northamptonshire |
| OS grid | SP 815 827 |
| Area | 4.9 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife 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.
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.
The site can be accessed from the leisure centre off The Broadlands.
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