Tiptree Heath

Tiptree Heath is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Tiptree in Essex, England.

[1][2] It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust together with the Friends of Tiptree Heath.

[3] This is the largest surviving area of heathland in Essex, and has a number of plants rare in the county.

There is also an area of secondary woodland with oak, birch and aspen, and a stream with several species of fern on its banks.

[1] A small herd of Dexter cattle help to control the growth of invasive scrub.