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Mill Meadows, Billericay

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Grid reference
  
TQ 681941

Location map
  
Magic Map

Area of search
  
Essex

Management
  
Basildon Borough Council

Interest
  
Biological

Area
  
7 ha

Notification
  
1999

Mill Meadows, Billericay

Address
  
Greens Farm Lane, Billericay CM11 2YX, UK

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Mill Meadows, Billericay, known locally as Mini Meadows, is a 6.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Billericay in Essex. It is part of the 36.8 hectare Mill Meadows Local Nature Reserve (LNR), which is owned and managed by Basildon District Council.

The SSSI is composed of five sloping fields separated by old hedge lines, on London clay. Some areas are wet, and the main grasses are red fescue and common bent. Flowers include harebell and common spotted orchid. The LNR also has scrub and woodland, with mammals including badgers, stoats and foxes, and many bird species.

There is access from Greens Farm Lane.

References

Mill Meadows, Billericay Wikipedia