# Bray Meadows

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Meadow area in Berkshire, England

Bray Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest Location within Berkshire Location of Bray Meadows. Location Berkshire Grid reference SU 898 800[1] Coordinates 51°30′43″N 0°42′32″W / 51.512°N 0.709°W / 51.512; -0.709 Interest Biological Area 6.6 hectares (16 acres)[1] Notification 1998[1] Location map Magic Map

**Bray Meadows** is a 6.6-hectare (16-acre) biological [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest) in [Maidenhead](/source/Maidenhead) in [Berkshire](/source/Berkshire).[1][2]

These unimproved meadows adjacent to a side channel of the [River Thames](/source/River_Thames) have a rich diversity of flora. River bank plants include the nationally scarce parasitic [greater dodder](/source/Greater_dodder). There are typical damp meadow plants such as [meadow barley](/source/Meadow_barley), [lesser stitchwort](/source/Lesser_stitchwort) and [meadowsweet](/source/Filipendula_ulmaria), while one of the fields has many ant hills.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-3) ["Designated Sites View: Bray Meadows"](https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000299&SiteName=&countyCode=2&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-map_2-0)** ["Map of Bray Meadows"](https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%272000299%27). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bray Meadows citation"](https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/2000299.pdf) (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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