Rowley Lodge Field
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Rowley Lodge Field is a Local Nature Reserve
, Borough Grade II, in Arkley
in the London Borough of Barnet
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Rowley Lodge Field is an old hay meadow, with flower rich grassland and scattered oak
trees. It has a good diversity of wild flowers, including great burnet
and pignut, both characteristic of unimproved grassland. Patches of acid grassland are dominated by red fescue, and also contain abundant sheep's sorrel and tormentil
.
For access, go up Rowley Lane from Barnet Road and take a footpath on the left just before the junction with Rowley Green Road. A stile on the left then gives access to another footpath which goes through Rowley Lodge Field to a small wood and then to Brickfield Lane.
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
, Borough Grade II, in Arkley
Arkley
Arkley is a village in the London Borough of Barnet. It is located north north-west of Charing Cross, and at above sea level is one of the highest points in London....
in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...
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Rowley Lodge Field is an old hay meadow, with flower rich grassland and scattered oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
trees. It has a good diversity of wild flowers, including great burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis
Sanguisorba officinalis is a plant in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, northern Asia, and northern North America....
and pignut, both characteristic of unimproved grassland. Patches of acid grassland are dominated by red fescue, and also contain abundant sheep's sorrel and tormentil
Tormentil
Common Tormentil is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the rose family , also known as Septfoil or simply as "tormentil" .-Characteristics:It is a low, clumb-forming plant with slender, procumbent...
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For access, go up Rowley Lane from Barnet Road and take a footpath on the left just before the junction with Rowley Green Road. A stile on the left then gives access to another footpath which goes through Rowley Lodge Field to a small wood and then to Brickfield Lane.