Bocking Blackwater Explained

Bocking Blackwater is a 13.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Braintree in Essex. It is owned and managed by Braintree District Council.^{[1] [2]} In 2016 the council proposed to extend the boundaries of the site.^[3]

The site is a long narrow strip along the south bank of the River Blackwater between Bradford Bridge and the A131 road. It has a wide variety of plant species, including veteran trees, and its habitats are wetland, woodland, scrub, wildflower meadows and grassland.^[1]

There is access at many points along its boundary.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Bocking Blackwater. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 February 2013. 22 May 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065950/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=1628. 4 March 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Bocking Blackwater. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 22 May 2016.
3. Web site: Bocking Blackwater Public Open space: Proposed Extension to the Current Local Nature Reserve (LNR) Boundary. Braintree District Council. 22 May 2016.