River Ter SSSI

River Ter
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Essex
Grid reference	TL738157
Interest	Geological
Area	6.4 hectares
Notification	1994
Location map	Magic Map

Last updated February 18, 2019

The River Ter SSSI is a stretch of the River Ter and its banks south of Great Leighs in Essex which has been designated a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[1]^[2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

The River Ter is a river in Essex, England that houses various aquatic creatures, such as the marsh heron famous for its large red bill. The river rises in Stebbing Green and flowing via Terling it joins the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at TL794089 near Rushes Lock. A small part of it, the River Ter SSSI near Great Leighs, has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1994.

Great Leighs is a village in the City of Chelmsford district of Essex, England, halfway between Chelmsford itself and Braintree. It is part of the parish of Great and Little Leighs.

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

According to the Natural England citation:

This reach of the River Ter is representative of a lowland stream with a distinctive floor regime. It is flashy, draining a low-lying catchment on glacial till, and has a very low base flow discharge but high flood peaks; daily, monthly and annual flow variability are also high. In addition the site demonstrates characteristic features of a lowland stream including pool-riffle sequences, bank erosion, bedload transport and dimensional adjustments to flooding frequency.^[1]

Most of the river is inaccessible as it is surrounded by dense vegetation, but a footpath runs through an area of the north bank, east of the road called Cole Hill, which is within the SSSI.

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References

1 2 "River Ter citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
↑ "Map of River Ter". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
↑ "River Ter at Lyons Hall (Fluvial Geomorphology of England)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

Coordinates: 51°48′47″N0°31′12″E / 51.813°N 0.52°E / 51.813; 0.52

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[citation-1] 1 2 "River Ter citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[map-2] "Map of River Ter". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

[3] "River Ter at Lyons Hall (Fluvial Geomorphology of England)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2016.