The meadow

"The meadow was small, perfectly round, and filled with wildflowers — violet, yellow, and soft white. Somewhere nearby, I could hear the bubbling music of a stream."

- Bella's thought on the meadow

The meadow is an open space in the forest near Forks, and described as the most beautiful place located there. During spring and summer, the place grows beautiful flowers. From Bella's house, she and Edward take Highway 101 North and Highway 110 until the pavement ends, and then hike through the woods for about 5 miles to get to the meadow. In Twilight, Bella described it as the loveliest place she had ever seen.

Twilight


Edward takes Bella to the meadow after she finds out he is a vampire. In the novel, this is where Bella sees Edward's body glitter under sunlight for the first time. In the movie, a whole sequence is based around the meadow, showing Bella and Edward lying on the meadow without speaking.

New Moon


In New Moon, Bella has a dream of her grandmother (who is actually Bella herself) and Edward in the meadow. She later attempts to relocate it (dragging Jacob along) hoping to relive her memories with Edward after he left her in Forks. When she finds it, all the flowers and grass are devastatingly withered. And then, the vampire Laurent attempts to kill her, but the wolves emerge from the trees and chase him until they kill him. This is where Bella sees the wolves of the Quileute tribe for the first time.

Eclipse


In Eclipse, Edward takes Bella to visit this place after their victory against the Seattle Newborn Army, and after Bella decides to have a wedding. By June, this place is full of flowers. Edward refers to it as "our meadow".

In the movie, Edward and Bella's first appearances are in the meadow, where Bella is reading the poem "Fire and Ice". Edward tenderly asks her to marry him, but she refuses him every time.

At the end of the movie they go for the final time to their meadow where Bella decides that they are going to tell Charlie of their engagement.

This is the last time the meadow appears in the series.