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.[1][2]

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.[1]

There is access from Paycock Road.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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