Misplaced Pages

Tiptree Heath

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Nature reserve in Essex, England This article is about the nature reserve. For the hamlet, see Tiptree Heath (hamlet).

Tiptree Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEssex
Grid referenceTL 882146
InterestBiological
Area25.0 hectares
Notification1984
Location mapMagic Map

Tiptree Heath is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Tiptree in Essex, England. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust together with the Friends of Tiptree Heath.

This is the largest surviving area of heathland in Essex, and has a number of plants rare in the county. It is dominated by heather and bent grass. There is also an area of secondary woodland with oak, birch and aspen, and a stream with several species of fern on its banks. A small herd of Dexter cattle help to control the growth of invasive scrub.

The site straddles the B1022 Maldon Road.

References

  1. ^ "Tiptree Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Map of Tiptree Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

51°47′54″N 0°43′41″E / 51.798372°N 0.72793427°E / 51.798372; 0.72793427

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex
Biological
Geological
Essex Wildlife Trust
Basildon
Braintree
Brentwood
Castle Point
Chelmsford
Colchester
Epping Forest
Harlow
Havering
Maldon
Rochford
Southend-on-Sea
Tendring
Thurrock
Uttlesford
Categories: