Beam Valley Country Park Explained

Beam Valley Country Park is a 74-hectare park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[1] Most of it is designated as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) called Beam Valley,[2] [3] but a narrow strip next to the River Beam south from Western Avenue is a separate LNR called Beam Valley (Environment Agency).[4] [5] The park is also designated as two Sites of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, one north and the other south of South Dagenham Road.[6] [7] [8]

The park was formerly derelict land. It has woodland and grassland, former gravel pits and the River Beam and Wantz Stream.[2] Birds found on the site include kingfishers, reed warblers, reed buntings and skylarks.[9] There is archaeological evidence that the site has been used since the Stone Age, and it also has a Roman pottery kiln.[1]

In 2014 Beam Valley Country Park was connected to Bretons Manor when a new pedestrian and cycling bridge was installed over the River Beam by Sustrans.[10]

51.544°N 0.179°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beam Valley Country Park . London Borough of Barking and Dagenham . 2 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020024049/http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/LeisureArtsAndLibraries/Parksandcountryside/Pages/BeamValleyCountryPark.aspx . 20 October 2013 .
  2. Web site: Beam Valley . 1 March 2013 . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England . 2 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154236/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=beam%20valley&ID=1308 . 3 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: Map of Beam Valley. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 2 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Beam Valley (Environment Agency) . Local Nature Reserves . 1 March 2013 . Natural England . 2 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103153826/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=beam%20valley&ID=1489 . 3 November 2013 .
  5. Web site: Map of Beam Valley (Environment Agency). Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 2 November 2013.
  6. Web site: iGiGL data portal (map). Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114132930/http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/. 14 January 2014. dead.
  7. http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/site-Details.aspx?sID=B||DBI05&sType=sinc The Mid Beam Valley in Barking and Dagenham and Dagenham East Lake
  8. http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/site-Details.aspx?sID=B||DBI04&sType=sinc Beam Valley South in Dagenham and the Wantz Stream
  9. Web site: Beam Valley Country Park. Wild Essex. 2 November 2013.
  10. News: Cooke . Phoebe . Plenty to Bragg about as bench bridges the boroughs . 24 December 2023 . Barking and Dagenham Post . 21 October 2015.

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