This is an old hay meadow, with flower-rich grassland, scattered oak trees and small patches of scrub. A public footpath crosses the field from Barnet Road to Rowley Green.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Rowley Lodge field
Borough: Barnet
Grade: Borough Grade II
Access: Access on public footpaths only
Area: 4.4 ha
Description
Wildlife
The grass is composed of creeping bent, Yorkshire fog, creeping soft-grass, sweet vernal-grass and tufted hair-grass. It contains 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 contain abundant sheep's sorrel and tormentil.Facilities
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Pignut © Jan Hewlett
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