Whet Mead Explained

Whet Mead, usually styled as Whetmead, is a 10.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Witham in Essex. It is owned by Braintree District Council and managed by Witham Town Council.^{[1] [2] [3]}

This site was formerly a rubbish tip, and before that a sewage works. Most of it is grassland with many different flowering plants, and a range of butterflies, dragonflies and seed-eating birds. Mammals include wood mice, bank voles and pygmy shrews. There is also scrub and young woodland. The River Brain runs along the southern boundary, meeting the River Blackwater in the south-east corner.^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

The only access to the site is from Blackwater Lane, off Maldon Road.

References

51.7929°N 0.6522°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whet Mead. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 16 March 2016 . 27 October 2024.
2. Web site: Map of Whet Mead. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 July 2016.
3. Web site: Council-Managed Sites. Witham Town Council. 27 October 2024.
4. Web site: Newsletter No 5. January 1993. The Essex Field Club. 11 July 2016.
5. Web site: Whetmead Local Nature Reserve, Witham. Braintree District Council. 27 October 2024.
6. Web site: Whetmead Nature Reserve. Witham & Countryside Society. 27 October 2024.