Wellingborough East
BAP habitats - West Anglian Plain

National significance

• Lowland meadows – unimproved neutral grassland occurs on the seasonally flooded (winter and spring) alluvium of the Ise Valley;
• Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh – periodically inundated meadows containing brackish or fresh water are rich in plants and invertebrates.

Local significance

• Rivers and streams – from bank top to bank top, including the open water area, fringing vegetation and exposed sediments;
• Reedbeds – wetlands dominated by common reed, where the water table is at, or above, ground level;
• Purple moor-grass and rush pastures – occur on poorly drained, acidic soils, in lowland areas of high rainfall;
• Lowland mixed deciduous woodland – where a significant proportion of the cover is broadleaved and/or yew trees.

Sources:
1. Wellingborough Borough Council (2004) Wellingborough East http://www.wellingborough.gov.uk/business/weast.asp
2. Matrix Partnership (2003) Wellingborough East: Development framework, Supplementary Planning Guidance