Bray Meadows is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest in
Maidenhead in
Berkshire.
These unimproved meadows adjacent to a side channel of the
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
have a rich diversity of flora. River bank plants include the nationally scarce parasitic
greater dodder. There are typical damp meadow plants such as
meadow barley
''Hordeum brachyantherum'', known by the common name meadow barley, is a species of barley. It is native to western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, coastal areas of easternmost Russia (Kamchatka), and a small area of coastal Newfou ...
,
lesser stitchwort and
meadowsweet, while one of the fields has many ant hills.
The site is private land with no public access.
References
{{SSSIs Berks
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire