Chelmer & Purple Loosestrife
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chelmer & Purple Loosestrife by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Chelmer & Purple Loosestrife
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 23 Jul 2015
The native Loosestrife is having to compete with the garden escapee Himalayan balsam. Britain's native White-clawed crayfish are thought to survive in this stretch of the Chelmer.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.872204
Longitude
0.371376