The site is in two different areas, both of which are open to the public.
At Muston Meadows, hay is cut in late summer and over winter the meadow is grazed by cattle.[6] This prevents the meadow habitat from transitioning to forest through ecological succession.[7][8] Some of the plants in the nature reserve only grow in meadows and this kind of habitat is very threatened in the UK; 97% of Britain's wildflower meadows have been destroyed since the 1930s.[9]
^ ab"Muston Meadows citation"(PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.