Metfield Meadow

Metfield Meadow is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk.^[1][2] It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow.^[3]

Metfield Meadow

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TM 303 798[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	1.3 hectares[1]
Notification	1987[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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.^[4] The meadow is grazed by cattle or cut for hay to maintain the diversity of the wild flowers.^[3]

There is access to the site from Nunn's Lane.