Merry's Meadows

Merry's Meadows is a 12.4-hectare (31-acre) nature reserve west of Stretton in Rutland.

It is managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, and is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest under the name Greetham Meadows.

[1][2][3] This ridge and furrow meadow is the only known location in the county for the frog orchid.

The soil is on boulder clay, and grasses include crested dog's-tail, sweet vernal-grass, upright brome, downy oat-grass and quaking grass.

[4] The only access is by a 400 metre footpath from the Viking Way.