Roman River SSSI

Roman River

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Essex
Grid reference	TM 000210
Interest	Biological
Area	275.6 hectares
Notification	1987
Location map	Magic Map

Roman River is a 275.6-hectare (681-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Colchester in Essex. Two areas, Friday Wood and Donyland Wood, were formerly separate SSSIs.^[1][2]

The site is in two separate areas. The Roman River, after which the site is named, runs along the southern boundary of both of them. There are areas of woodland, grassland, fen, scrub and heath. The woodland it mainly ancient, and there are more than a thousand species of moths and butterflies, and nearly seventy of breeding birds, including hawfinches, tree pipits and yellow wagtails.^[1]

Footpaths and tracks runs through the site, including Cherry Tree Lane. Part of the land area designated as Roman River SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence^[3][4]

References

1. "Roman River citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
2. "Map of Roman River". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
3. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
4. "East England - Public access to military areas". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

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