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Local Nature Reserve in Essex, England
Hawkenbury Meadow
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationHarlow, Essex
OS gridTL434088
Area1.6 hectares
Managed byHarlow District Council

Hawkenbury Meadow is a 1.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Harlow in Essex. It is owned and managed by Harlow District Council.

The site is neutral grassland with a brook running through it. It has a variety of wild flowers including yellow rattle, common spotted orchid, cowslip, wild carrot and grass vetchling. There are strips of mature woodland along the margins, and a stand of willow trees. A damper area in the north of the site has marshland plants.

There is access from Paycock Road.

References

  1. ^ "Hawkenbury Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "Map of Hawkenbury Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
Local nature reserves in Essex
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Braintree
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Harlow
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Southend-on-Sea
Tendring
Thurrock

51°45′34″N 0°04′35″E / 51.7595°N 0.076369°E / 51.7595; 0.076369

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