Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Essex |
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Grid reference | TL 882146 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 25.0 hectares |
Notification | 1984 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Tiptree in Essex.[1][2] It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust together with the Friends of Tiptree Heath.[3]
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.[1] A small herd of Dexter cattle help to control the growth of invasive scrub.[3]
The site straddles the B1022 Maldon Road.
References
- 1 2 "Tiptree Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Tiptree Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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Coordinates: 51°29′10″N 0°18′58″E / 51.486°N 0.316°E
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