Swaines Green consists of three fields of meadowland and woodland, situated on the outskirts of Epping. The site, which has never been intensively farmed, is rich in flora and fauna.
A wide variety of species can be found on the site. These include:-
BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
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Purple Hairstreak Butterfly |
Small Copper, Purple Hairstreak, Coloured Yellow, Grizzled Skipper, Essex Skipper and Small Heath. Moths include the Emperor Moth which has not been recorded in Epping Forest for the past 25 years.
BIRDS
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Redstart (left) Tawny Owl (right) |
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These include the Hobby, Redstart, Buzzard, Lesser Whitethroat, Long Tailed Tits, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch, Jay, Little and Tawny Owl.
FLORA
Dog's mercury, Cuckoo Flower, Corky Fruity Dropwort (which has only around 100 sites in the country)