Gunton Meadow

Coordinates: 52°30′11″N 1°44′17″E / 52.503°N 1.738°E / 52.503; 1.738
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Gunton Meadow
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TypeNature reserve
LocationLowestoft, Suffolk
OS gridTM538960
Area2 hectares
Managed bySuffolk 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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