Church Lane Flood Meadow Explained

Church Lane Flood Meadow
Type:Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TL494047
Location:North Weald Bassett, Essex
Area:3.3 hectares
Manager:Epping Forest District Council

Church Lane Flood Meadow is a 3.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in North Weald Bassett in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.[1] [2]

The site was created to relieve flooding in the parish, and it is managed for wildlife. A pond and wet grassland have been created, and over 2,500 native deciduous trees have been planted. Plants include ragged robin and marsh cinquefoil, and 16 butterfly and moth species have been recorded, together with 10 dragonflies and 60 birds.[3]

There is access to footpaths on the site by a footpath from the High Road.

References

51.7211°N 0.1615°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church Lane Flood Meadow . Local Nature Reserves . Natural England . 26 February 2013 . 19 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064357/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=1100 . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Map of Church Lane Flood Meadow. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 19 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Church Lane Flood Meadow Local Nature Reserve. Epping Forest District Council. 19 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812220138/http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/index.php/out-and-about/countrycare/local-nature-reserves/church-lane-flood-meadow-lnr. 12 August 2016. dead.