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Nazeing Triangle
Nazeing Triangle is a 0.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Nazeing, between Harlow and Cheshunt in Essex. It is owned by Nazeing Parish Council and managed by the council together with Epping Forest District Council. This very small site, which surrounded on all three sides by roads, is mainly occupied by a pond, which has great crested and smooth newts, together with waterfowl and dragonflies. It has an area of wildflower meadow with ox-eye daisy, bird's foot trefoil ''Lotus corniculatus'' is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil (a name also often applied to other ''Lotus'' spp.). It ha ... and self heal. The site is bordered by a hawthorn hedge. There is access by a gate in Back Lane. References {{coord, 51.7398, 0.046925, type:landmark_region:GB-BNE, display=title Local Nature Reserves in Essex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazeing
Nazeing ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest District, Epping Forest district, in Essex, England. Within the parish are the separate settlements of Upper Nazeing, Middle Nazeing, and Lower Nazeing. The Prime Meridian passes to the west of Lower Nazeing. It has a population of 4267. Location and topography Nazeing is approximately four miles north of Waltham Abbey (town), Waltham Abbey, one mile south-west of Harlow, and is bounded on the west by the River Lea. Most of it is still rural, but during the past 40 years there has been a considerable development of market gardening, light industry, holiday fishing, and boating. The older village of Nazeing is separated by open farmland from the larger Lower Nazeing to the west. The land gradually rises from the river to a small hill and bowl-shaped plateau, about 270 ft. above sea level, in the east. Apart from the alluvium by the river, and a strip of gravel a little to the east of it, the soil is London Clay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlow
Harlow is a town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a Planned community, new town in 1947, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire, and occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upper River Stort, Stort Valley, which has been made navigable through other towns and features a canal section near its watermill. Old Harlow is a historic village founded by the early medieval age and most of its high street buildings are early Victorian and residential, mostly protected by one of the Conservation Areas in the district. In Old Harlow is a field named Harlowbury, a de-settled monastic area which has the remains of a chapel, a scheduled ancient monument. The M11 motorway passes through to the east of the town. Harlow has its own commercial and leisure economy. It is also an outer part of the London commuter belt and employment centre of the M11 corridor which includes Cambridge and London Stansted Airport to the north. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshunt
Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering the Lee Valley Park, and forms part of the Greater London Urban Area. As of the United Kingdom census, 2021, 2021 census, the built-up area subdivision of Cheshunt had a population of 43,770. Historically recorded as ''Cestrehunt'' in the Domesday Book of 1086, Cheshunt developed along the Roman road of Ermine Street and shows evidence of prehistoric, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon settlement. The nearby Theobalds Palace hosted monarchs such as Elizabeth I and James VI and I, James I, and the town later became known for glasshouse horticulture, rose cultivation, and corporate retail, serving as the headquarters of Tesco until 2016. Cheshunt today is a commuter town with regular services via Cheshunt railway station on the West Anglia Main Line and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex
Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea, and the county town is Chelmsford. The county has an area of and a population of 1,832,751. After Southend-on-Sea (182,305), the largest settlements are Colchester (130,245), Basildon (115,955) and Chelmsford (110,625). The south of the county is very densely populated, and the remainder, besides Colchester and Chelmsford, is largely rural. For local government purposes Essex comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two unitary authority areas: Thurrock Council, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea City Council, Southend-on-Sea. The districts of Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend have city status. The county H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epping Forest District Council
Epping may refer to: Places Australia * Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Epping railway station, Sydney * Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Epping Forest, Kearns, a heritage-listed former farm and residence in Kearns, NSW * Epping, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne ** Epping railway line, the name before 2012 of the Mernda railway line ** Epping railway station, Melbourne * Epping Forest National Park, Queensland France * Epping, Moselle, a commune South Africa * Epping, Cape Town, an industrial area United States * Epping, New Hampshire, a New England town ** Epping (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town * Epping, North Dakota United Kingdom * Epping, Essex, England ** Epping (UK Parliament constituency), extant 1885 to 1974 ** Epping Forest ** Epping tube station, terminus of the Central Line ** Epping Upland, a village, formerly called just "Epping" People * John Epping (born 1983) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Crested Newt
The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (''Triturus cristatus'') is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to long. Its back and sides are dark brown, while the belly is yellow to orange with dark blotches. Males develop a conspicuous jagged crest on their back and tail during the breeding season. The northern crested newt spends most of the year on land, mainly in forested areas in lowlands. It moves to aquatic breeding sites, mainly larger fish-free ponds, in spring. Males court females with a ritualised display and deposit a spermatophore on the ground, which the female then picks up with her cloaca. After fertilisation, a female lays around 200 eggs, folding them into water plants. The larvae develop over two to four months before metamorphosing into terrestrial juveniles ( efts). Both larvae and land-dwelling newts mainly feed on differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Newt
The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt (''Lissotriton vulgaris'') is a species of newt. It is widespread in Europe and parts of Asia, and has been introduced species, introduced into Australia. Individuals are brown with a spotted underside that ranges in colour from orange to white. They reach an average length of ; males are larger than females. The newts' skins are dry and velvety when they are living on land, but become smooth when they migration (ecology), migrate into the water to breed. Males develop a more vivid colour pattern and a conspicuous skin seam (crest) on their back when breeding. The smooth newt was originally described by Carl Linnaeus as a lizard, and was then given different genus (biology), genus names before the adoption of its current classification as a member of ''Lissotriton''. There are currently three accepted subspecies of smooth newt. Formerly, there were also four subspecies—all with more restricted ranges—that ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ox-eye Daisy
''Leucanthemum vulgare'', commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (, "common marguerite") and other common names, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia, and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Description ''L. vulgare'' is a Perennial plant, perennial Herbaceous plant, herb that grows to a height of and has a creeping underground rhizome. The lower parts of the stem are hairy, sometimes densely hairy but more or less wikt:glabrous, glabrous in the lower parts. The largest leaves are at the base of the plant and are long, about wide and have a Petiole (botany), petiole. These leaves have up to 15 teeth, or lobes or both on the edges. The leaves decrease in size up the stem, the upper leaves up to long, lack a petiole and are deeply toothed. The plant bears up to three "flowers" like those of a typical Asteraceae, daisy. Each is a "head" or Pseudanthium, capitulum wide. Eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird's Foot Trefoil
''Lotus corniculatus'' is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil (a name also often applied to other ''Lotus'' spp.). It has a wide distribution and is a favored forage for livestock. Description It is a perennial herbaceous plant. The height of the plant is variable, from , occasionally more where supported by other plants; the stems can reach up to long. The name 'bird's foot' refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. Five leaflets are present, but with the central three held conspicuously above the others, hence the use of the name 'trefoil'. The flowers bloom from June to September and develop into small pea-like pods or legumes. The plant had many common English names in UK, Britain, which are now mostly out of use. These names were often connected with the yellow and orange colour of the flowers, e.g. 'butter and eggs'. One name that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Heal
''Prunella'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae, also known as self-heals, heal-all, or allheal for their use in herbal medicine. Habitat Most are native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but ''Prunella vulgaris'' (common self-heal) is Holarctic in distribution, occurring in North America as well, and is a common lawn weed. Prunellas are low-growing plants, and thrive in moist wasteland and grass, spreading rapidly to cover the ground. They are members of the mint family and have the square stem common to mints. Biological descriptions The common name "self-heal" derives from the use of some species to treat a range of minor disorders. Self-heal can be grown from seed, or by dividing clumps in spring or autumn. ;Species # ''Prunella albanica'' Pénzes – Albania # ''Prunella × bicolor'' Beck – parts of Europe (''P. grandiflora × P. laciniata'') # ''Prunella × codinae'' Sennen – Spain (''P. hyssopifolia × P. laciniata'') # ''Prunella cretensis'' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
