Sudbury Meadow
Bringing wildlife closer to home
Sudbury Meadow is a small conservation site within the floodplain of the River Great Ouse. It is at the eastern end of Crosshall Road, Eaton Ford, just a short walk across the River Great Ouse from the Market Square of St Neots (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom). (Follow this link for location on Google Maps).
Friends of Sudbury Meadow has managed the site since 2001, on behalf of owner, Huntingdonshire District Council. A dedicated team of volunteers has planted a small orchard, created three wildlife-friendly gardens, planted a small native shrubbery and put in hours of work annually to maintain everything, all for the love of wildlife! The rewards range from excitement when something special is seen, such as grass snake and song thrush (both on the UKBAP red list), to enjoying a good chat and having a laugh with friends.
Sudbury Meadow is open to the public at all times, so you can visit whenever it is convenient. There are two kissing gates (lift the latch or use a radar-key to open the padlock and swing the gate wide open for wheelchairs) giving access to Regatta Meadow and Crosshall Road. There is a fairly firm circular footpath and also a grassy path around the shrubbery with information boards about the shrubs.
To minimise disturbance to wildlife, we do ask that you keep to the obvious footpaths please (the fox and muntjac tend to make their own paths in the lower meadow!). Please keep your dogs on a short lead and collect up after them too.
We hope that this website will encourage you to take a good look at the wildlife around you, even in the middle of a busy market town. If you can come out and join us, even better!
Follow the links on the left to learn more.