Hawkenbury Meadow | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Harlow, Essex |
OS grid | TL434088 |
Area | 1.6 hectares |
Managed by | Harlow 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
- ^ "Hawkenbury Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Map of Hawkenbury Meadow". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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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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