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Essex Interest Biological Area 3.913 km² Areas of search Greater London, Essex | Grid reference TQ371953 Location map Magic Map Notification 1986 | |
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The Chingford Reservoirs is the collective name for the King George V Reservoir and the William Girling Reservoir, which form part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain in the London Boroughs of Enfield and Waltham Forest and Epping Forest in Essex. They were constructed by John Mowlem & Co.
The reservoirs are a 391.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, of which 316.3 hectares are in London and 75 hectares in Essex.
The reservoirs are major wintering grounds for wildfowl, including nationally important populations of shoverllers and great crested grebes. There are also significant numbers of Goldeneye (duck), tufted ducks and goosander. A total of over 85 species of wetlands birds have been recorded.
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