Green-veined orchids at Oxley Meadow

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This Essex Wildlife Trust site consists of two flower-rich meadows surrounded by dense, mature hedgerows and is renowned for the annual display of large numbers of green winged orchids and adders tongue fern. The site has a small car park and is accessible on foot from Tiptree via the bridleway along Park Lane.

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Oxley Meadow

Type:Nature Reserve

Park Lane, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex, CM9 8HB

Tel: 01621 862960

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