Home Mead is a 1.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Loughton in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.[1][2]
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Loughton, Essex |
| OS grid | TQ 439 978 |
| Area | 1.8 hectares |
| Managed by | Epping Forest District Council |
This site has woodland, scrub and acid grassland. The woodland has spread into part of the grassland. A wildflower meadow has yellow tormentil and blue bugle, both of which provide food for butterflies. Plants is the scrub area include bird's-foot trefoil and ragged robin.[1]
There is access from England's Lane.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Home Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Map of Home Mead". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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