Dumsey Meadow
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Surrey |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 056 665[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 9.6 hectares (24 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1994[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Dumsey Meadow is a 9.6-hectare (24-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Chertsey and Shepperton in Surrey.[1][2]
It is the only piece of undeveloped water meadow unfenced by the river remaining on the River Thames below Caversham.[3]
This unimproved and species-rich meadow is grazed by ponies and cattle. The most common grasses are rye-grass, common bent, red fescue and Yorkshire-fog, and there are herbs such as creeping cinquefoil, ribwort plantain and lesser hawkbit.[4]
There was formerly reference to "Dumsea Bushes", "Dumsea Corner" and "Dumsea Deep" at this point of the river, the bushes, which may have been a clump of willows, also going by the name of "Domesday Bushes".[5]
The Chertsey and Shepperton Regatta, which has taken place for over 150 years, is held at Dumsey Meadow in July/August.
