Roding Valley Meadows

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Roding Valley Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
River Roding in Roding Valley Meadows 2.JPG
River Roding in Roding Valley Meadows
Area of Search Essex
Grid reference TQ 436953
Interest Biological
Area 19.8 hectares
Notification 1987
Location map Magic Map

Roding Valley Meadows is an 18.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Buckhurst Hill in Essex. [1] [2] It is part of a 65.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve with the same name, which is owned by Epping Forest District Council and Grange Farm Trust, and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. [3] [4]

Site of Special Scientific Interest conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".

Buckhurst Hill a town in Epping Forest, United Kindom

Buckhurst Hill is a suburban settlement in the Epping Forest District of Essex, the north east of the metropolitan area of London and the Greater London Urban Area; situated adjacent to the northern boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge. The area developed following the opening of a railway line in 1856 – originally part of the Eastern Counties Railway, but now on the Central line of the London Underground.

Essex County of England

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.

The meadows are bordered to the south west by the River Roding. They form one of the largest areas of grassland in Essex which are traditionally managed as hay meadows, flood meadows and marshland. They have a rich variety of plant species, including the largest beds in Essex of the rare brown sedge. The flood meadows have a number of uncommon species, including carex panicea and marsh-marigold. [1] There are nearly ten miles of hedgerows. Management is by hay cutting and grazing by traditional breeds of cattle. [5]

River Roding river in the United Kingdom

The River Roding is a river in England that rises at Molehill Green near Dunmow in Essex. It then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.

<i>Carex disticha</i> species of plant

Carex disticha is a Eurasian species of sedge known as the brown sedge or, in North America, tworank sedge.

<i>Carex panicea</i> species of plant

Carex panicea, commonly known as carnation sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known as grass-like sedge and can be found in Northern and Western Europe, and also in north-eastern North America. The plant produces fruits which are 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long, are egg shaped and spiked. Both male and female species leaves are pale blue on both sides.

The main car park is on Roding Lane.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Roding Valley Meadows citation". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Roding Valley Meadows" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Roding Valley Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Map of Roding Valley Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Roding Valley Meadows". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

Coordinates: 51°37′42″N0°03′53″E / 51.6284°N 0.0646°E / 51.6284; 0.0646

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