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.
Land ownership
All land within Dumsey Meadow SSSI is owned by the local authority[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Dumsey Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Map of Dumsey Meadow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Biodiversity action Reporting System, Dumsey Meadow". Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dumsey Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ Fred. S. Thacker The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles
- ↑ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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