Langdon Nature Reserve

Langdon Nature Reserve
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TypeNature reserve
LocationBasildon, Essex
OS gridTQ 660 875
Area210 hectares
Managed byEssex Wildlife Trust
DesignationSSSI

Langdon Nature Reserve (also described as Langdon Nature Discovery Park)[1] is a 210 hectare nature reserve west of Basildon in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust,[2] and forms part of the Langdon Ridge Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3]

This site has a wildlife garden, woodland, meadows and lakes. Over 350 species of flowering plants have been recorded, and 30 butterflies including white admirals, green hairstreaks, marbled whites and grizzled skippers.[2]

The site visitor centre is on Lower Dunton Road.[2]

The site covers the area of Dunton Plotlands, inhabited from the 1930s to the 1980s by smallholders and weekend residents. The remains of small buildings are still present.

References

  1. ^ "Langdon Nature Discovery Park | Essex Wildlife Trust". www.essexwt.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Langdon Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Langdon Ridge declared a new Site of Special Scientific Interest | Essex Wildlife Trust". www.essexwt.org.uk. Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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