Ripple Nature Reserve

Ripple Nature Reserve | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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Ripple Nature Reserve covers about 10.1 hectares. Set among the industrial landscape of Barking Riverside and once a dumping area for pulverised fuel ash, it's a fascinating example of how nature can reclaim industrial wasteland. The reserve is a tapestry of birch woodland, scrub and grassland. The dumping of fuel ash has created a soil that is very alkaline and therefore different to most soils in London (they are mostly acidic). This means that many plant species that can tolerate the soils of The Ripple struggle to grow elsewhere locally.

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Ripple Nature Reserve covers about 10.1 hectares. Set among the industrial landscape of Barking Riverside and once a dumping area for pulverised fuel ash, it's a fascinating example of how nature can reclaim industrial wasteland. The reserve is a tapestry
https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/services/ripple-nature-reserve

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