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This meadow is situated on a gentle valley side with wet flushes associated with springs. It supports unimproved meadow flora (BAP habitat) which includes pignut, marsh stitchwort, fleabane and betony, the latter being rare in East Anglia. The meadow also supports a population of the scarce heath spotted orchid.
The drier slopes of the meadow have been colonised by bracken.
The meadow is bounded by ancient hedgerows dominated by hazel and oak on the higher ground and a bank of valuable blackthorn scrub on the lower eastern boundary. Some of the hazels are very ancient and form a small copse to the north of the meadow with a ground flora of wood anemone.
RNR Number Area 0 0.44
WELHAMS MEADOW AND COPSE TUDDENHAM ST MARTIN Suffolk Coastal TM189490