Rushy Mead is a 4.6-hectare (11-acre) nature reserve on the bank of the River Stort in Essex, between Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford.

It is owned by Thames Water and Wimpey Homes, and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

The name Rushy Mead comes from an old map showing the area as riverside meadows.

They provide protection for snipe and water rails in the winter, and sedge and reed warblers in the summer.

In drier areas there is chalk grassland which supports a wide variety of wild flowers.