This is a large gulf course with a range of interesting habitats on site, but the primary interest lies in the rich grassland along the northern boundary with the A12. In addition to this, the site includes several woodland areas and ponds. Although most of the golf course is inaccessible, a public footpath crosses the centre of it from south to north.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Romford Golf Course
Borough: Havering
Grade: Borough Grade I
Access: Access on public footpaths only
Area: 43.28 ha
Description
Wildlife
The wetter roadside grassland next to the A12 includes frequent sneezewort, greater bird's-foot-trefoil and common rush. In the northwest corner of the site is much common knapweed. Some close- mown acid grassland is exceptionally rich, with abundant barren strawberry, betony, devil's-bit scabious, field woodrush, lesser stitchwort, mouse-ear hawkweed and sheep's sorrel, as well as occasional burnet-saxifrage. The woodland areas are dominated by rather scrubby oak, of value to nesting birds, but in the north of the site there is an area of oak and hornbeam woodland. Most of the ponds are concentrated in the northeast of the site. One pond in woodland at the centre of the site contains abundant ivy-leaved duckweed, a rare plant in London.Facilities
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Betony © Mike Waite
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