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Roxbourne Rough Nature Reserve

This is well-used site with a variety of grassland, wetland, hedgerow and woodland habitats. Typical plants include tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), reed sweet-grass Phalaris arundinacea), hard rush (Juncus inflexus), greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus), sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica) and grass vetchling (Lathyrus nissolia). The site is also important for its strong population of red bartsia (Odontites verna).
The site is likely to be important for invertebrates. The white-letter hairstreak butterfly and the local dead-wood nesting wasp Psen dahlbomi have been recorded here.
The site is accessible to the public.

Site Type: Borough Grade I
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Borough: Harrow
Ownership: London Borough of Harrow
Habitats: Acid grassland ; Hedge ; Pond/lake ; Scrub ; Secondary woodland ; Semi-improved neutral grassland ; Wet grassland

Transport: Underground: Rayners Lane, Eastcote
Buses: 282, 398, H9, H10, H12



Related Links
Harrow Council
Harrow Nature Conservation Forum
TFL Willow Tree Wander walk

White-letter hairstreak butterfly (photo: Tony Drakeford) Images and Sounds

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