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Stafford - Radford Meadows Nature Reserve
- Black Poplar Tree

The site is also one of the few locations for the native Black Poplar tree, a relc of floodplane woodland that was once common in lowland England. Radford Meadows Nature Reserve forms part of the floodplain of the River Penk just south of Stafford adjacent to the Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Floodplains are geographical features caused where excess water spreads out over low lying land beyond the usual banks of a river, the land acting like a sponge to store this water, slowly released back into the river system. Most flood plains have been drained to aid urban development or increase agricultural productivity.

The River Penk's Radford Meadows Nature Reserve is essential to a variety of birds especially waders and wildfowl during their breeding season and overwintering as well as other wildlife.

The site is also one of the few locations for the native Black Poplar tree, a relic of floodplain woodland that was once common in lowland England.

Stafford - Radford Meadows Nature Reserve