Biss Meadows has a wealth of wildlife given its urban location. There are cut grasses, hay meadow, marshy scrapes, shrubs and young trees, all providing a varied habitat for birds, waders, insects, mammals, and reptiles.

Through the site runs the Biss River. Starting at Biss Bottom near Upton Scudamore, south of Westbury, it makes its way to Biss Meadows, then the town and then onwards to the River Avon near the Kennet and Avon Canal just north of Trowbridge. The town redevelopment proposes to open up the river, so there will be a corridor of nature to contrast with the urban landscape.

In due course we plan to expand each of the topics shown below. If you are an expert in any of these areas and can write an informative piece for a lay audience based on Biss Meadows then please contact the Web Master.

If Biss Meadows is going to continue to have this wealth of wildlife then it needs managing. In 2009 the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) undertook surveys and produced a management action plan, listing all the various tasks to be undertaken, when they should be done and who could do them (see list on right). The Friends of Biss Meadows Committee in September 2011 produced a simplified version that will guide the working parties and other groups that can help with the maintenance of Biss Meadows (see list on right).